Joy shall be in Heaven over one sinner that repenteth.
Luke 15:7
Words: Fanny Crosby, in Crown of Life, edited by William A. Ogden (Toledo, Ohio: Willard W. Whitney, 1875), number 126, alt.
Music: Alonzo J. Abbey (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Abbey (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Joy! joy! joy! Joy! joy! joy!
Joy at the pearly gates of light,
Joy in the vales of Eden bright;
Louder the choral anthems roll,
They blend with the song of a newborn soul.
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Glory to God, glory to God,
Glory to God, our Redeemer and king;
Glory to Him that once was slain,
Another has come to the fountain of life,
A sinner is born again.
Joy! joy! joy! Joy! joy! joy!
Joy in the land of love and song,
Joy where the holy angels throng;
Striking their tuneful harps of gold,
Re-echo the strain of bliss untold.
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Joy! joy! joy! Joy! joy! joy!
Joy where the saints adoring meet,
Casting their crowns at Jesus’ feet;
Onward they sing the joyful sound,
The dead is alive, and the lost is found.
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