Christmas Carols · No. 13 · Words: Johann Daniel Falk (tr. Anonymous)
O How Joyfully
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →English translation of the German carol 'O du fröhliche' (1816) by Johann Daniel Falk. A jubilant three-stanza hymn celebrating Christmas as the coming of Christ the Savior, drawing on angelic praise and the redemption he brings.
Verse 1
O how joyfully,
O how blessedly,
Comes the glory of Christmas time!
To a world so lost in sin,
Christ the Savior enters in:
Praise Him, all ye Christians
praise Him evermore!
Verse 2
O how joyfully,
O how blessedly,
Comes the glory of Christmas time!
Jesus, born in lowly stall
With His grace redeems us all:
Praise Him, all ye Christians
praise Him evermore!
Verse 3
O how joyfully,
O how blessedly,
Comes the glory of Christmas time!
Hosts of angels from on high
Sing, rejoicing, in the sky:
Praise Him, all ye Christians
praise Him evermore!
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