Chorus / Description : How Great Our Joy is a Christmas carol celebrating the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. It emphasizes the joy and praise brought by the angel's announcement and the redemption that Jesus brings. The biblical references can be found in Luke 2:8-20, which narrates the story of the shepherds receiving the glad tidings of Jesus' birth from an angel and going to see the baby in a manger.
While by the sheep we watched at night
Glad tidings brought an angel bright
How great our joy!
Great our joy!
Joy! Joy! Joy!
Joy! Joy! Joy!
Praise we the Lord in Heav'n on high
Praise we the Lord in Heav'n on high
There shall be born, so He did say
In Bethlehem a Child today
How great our joy!
Great our joy!
Joy! Joy! Joy!
Joy! Joy! Joy!
Praise we the Lord in Heav'n on high
Praise we the Lord in Heav'n on high
Joy! Joy! Joy!
Praise we the Lord in Heav'n on high
There shall the Child lie in a stall
This Child who shall redeem us all
How great our joy!
Great our joy!
Joy! Joy! Joy!
Joy! Joy! Joy!
Praise we the Lord in Heav'n on high
Praise we the Lord in Heav'n on high