Today Be Joy in Every Heart

Today be joy in ev­ery heart

For lo

the an­gel throng

Once more above the list­en­ing earth

Repeats the ad­vent song:

Peace on the earth

good-will to men!

Before us goes the star

That leads us on to ho­li­er births

And life di­vin­er far.

Ye men of strife

for­get to­day

Your harsh­ness and your hate;

Too long ye stay the pro­mised years

For which the na­tions wait!

And ye up­on the tent­ed field

Sheathe

sheathe to­day the sword!

By love

and not by might

shall come

The king­dom of the Lord.

O star of hu­man faith and hope!

Thy light shall lead us on

Until it fades in morn­ing’s glow

And Heav’n on earth is won.