Oh, Rejoice, Ye Christians, Loudly

Oh

re­joice

ye Christ­ians

loud­ly

For your joy hath now be­gun;

Wondrous things our God hath done.

Tell abroad His good­ness proud­ly

Who our race hath hon­ored thus

That He deigns to dwell with us.

Joy

O joy

be­yond all glad­ness

Christ hath done away with sad­ness!

Hence

all sor­row and re­pin­ing

For the Son of Grace is shin­ing!

See

my soul

thy Sav­ior choos­es

Weakness here and po­ver­ty

In such love He comes to thee

Nor the hard­est couch re­fus­es;

All He suf­fers for thy good

To re­deem thee by His blood.

Lord

how shall I thank Thee right­ly?

I ac­know­ledge that from Thee

Every bless­ing flows to me.

Let me not for­get it light­ly

But to Thee through all things cleave

So shall heart and mind re­ceive:

Jesus

guard and guide Thy mem­bers

Fill Thy breth­ren with Thy grace

Hear their pray­ers in ev­ery place.

Quicken now life’s faint­est em­bers

Grant all Christ­ians

far and near

Holy peace

a glad new Year!