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Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee / Angels We Have Heard on High
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Aug 23, 2026 updated
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Maverick City Music's rendition of "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" blends the classic hymn with the Christmas carol "Angels We Have Heard on High," creating a worshipful celebration of Christ's birth. The song opens with adoration of God's glory and love, then transitions to the angelic announcement and the invitation to come to Bethlehem. It emphasizes joy, the light of God's presence, and the wonder of the newborn King. The repeated "Gloria" underscores praise and the majesty of Christ, making it a fitting piece for Christmas worship and reflection on the incarnation.
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Joyful, joyful, Lord we adore Thee
God of glory, Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee
Opening to the sun above
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away
Giver of immortal gladness
Fill us with the light of day
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly swinging o'er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly, sweetly through the night
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their brief delight
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, the newborn King
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Glory to the newborn King
Glory to the newborn King
Glory to the newborn King
Glory, He's the King of the earth
Glory, we'll come and see Him
Glory, we'll look upon His face
Glory, we'll hold Him, God, the Father
Gloria