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How Great Our Joy

Bethlehem... out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel. Mic. 5:2
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen. Lk. 2:8-20
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                 
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1. While by the sheep we watched at night, Glad tid - ings brought an an - gel bright.
2. There shall be born, so He did say, In Beth - le - hem a Child to - day.
3. There shall the Child lie in a stall, This Child who shall re - deem us all.

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4. This gift of God we’ll cher - ish well, That ev - er joy our hearts shall fill.

             
      

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Refrain
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How great our joy! Great our joy!

Joy,

joy,

joy!

Joy,

joy,

joy!

             
     

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                 
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Praise we the Lord in heav’n on high! Praise we the Lord in heav’n on high!

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WORDS: Traditional German carol; v. 1-2 tr. by Theodore Baker. MUSIC: “Jüngst”; German melody; arr. by Hugo R. Jüngst, ca.1890. Public Domain.

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