Gloria Deo ‎#708

708. Joy Fills Our Inmost Hearts To-Day

1 Joy fills our inmost hearts today!
The royal Child is born;
And angel hosts in glad array
His advent keep this morn.
Low at the cradle throne we bend,
We wonder and adore;
And feel no bliss can ours transcend,
No joy was sweet before.

Refrain:
Rejoice, rejoice! Th’incarnate Word
Has come on earth to dwell;
No sweeter sound than this is heard
Emmanuel!
Emmanuel!

2 For us the world must lose its charms
Before the manger shrine,
When, folded in Thy mother’s arms,
We see Thee, Babe divine.
Thou Light of uncreated Light,
Shine on us, holy Child;
That we may keep Thy birthday bright,
With service undefiled. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Joy fills our inmost hearts today!
• Title: Joy Fills Our Inmost Hearts To-Day
• Author: Wm. C. Dix (1865)
• Refrain First Line: Rejoice, rejoice! Th'incarnate Word
• Meter: 8.6.8.6. D. with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Christmas
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: EMMANUEL
• Composer: Jay Deavereaux
• Meter: 8.6.8.6. D. with Refrain
• Notes: Now Public Domain.