Great joy, which shall be to all people.
Luke 2:10
Words: C. Louise Bell, in The Voice of Praise No. 2, edited by J. Lincoln Hall, C. Austin Miles & Harold Lowden (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Hall-Mack, 1908), number 228.
Music: William A. Post (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Post (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels), or a better one of Bell,
A wondrous song is in the air,
Making every listener glad;
Christmas joy is everywhere,
Let no heart be sad.
Refrain
Joy is everywhere,
Joy that all may share;
Heaven’s morning,
Earth adorning,
Fills the eastern sky.
Songs of joy and love
Fill the realms above;
Praise is ringing,
All are singing,
Praise to God on high.
A wondrous star is in the sky,
Heralding a dawning day;
Christmas hope brings Heaven nigh,
So the angels say.
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A wondrous host the shepherds see,
Host celestial, come to earth;
Christmas love, a magic key,
Brings a Savior’s birth.
Refrain