There’s a world of joy and glad­ness,
And its glad­ness we im­part
In dis­pel­ling gloom and sad­ness
From the wea­ry, trou­bled heart.
God, who loves us, gives the bless­ing—
Pure and pre­cious joys in Him
For the soul tow’rd Hea­ven press­ing,
For the life all cleansed from sin.

Refrain

Live the joy-life day by day,
Learn to la­bor, watch and pray;
Claim your grace and strength from Je­sus;
Live the joy-life day by day.

Clouds for mo­ments veil the glo­ry
Of the joy-life from the sky,
Yet the sun is ev­er shin­ing—
We may find it if we try;
Jesus knows and loves us ev­er,
And in Him this joy we find;
Neither life nor death can se­ver
Precious ties so strong and kind.

Refrain

Daily du­ties are but blessi­ngs,
Sometimes hard and drear they seem,
But while glad­ly on­ward press­ing,
Soon we’ll catch the glo­ry-gleam;
Never task too hard or hea­vy
For His strength to help along;
Never a step so sad or wea­ry,
But will bright­en with a song.

Refrain