Day of Joy and Gladness

Christmas time has come at last

All our cares aside we cast

Now let ev­ery heart be glad and gay;

All our friends and kin­dred dear

We would glad­ly wel­come here

On this long ex­pect­ed Christ­mas day.

Oh

day of joy and glad­ness

Strew hap­pi­ness around

Oh

ban­ish care and sad­ness

Let peace and love abound;

Christmas time has come at last

All our cares aside we cast

Now let ev­ery heart be glad and gay.

Gifts from friends so true and kind

Heart to heart more firm­ly bind

We would thank you for your gifts to­day.

God ap­proves you from above

Who in peace and joy and love

Doth un­self­ish tho’ts and acts re­pay.

If we un­to oth­ers give

We’ll be ha­ppy while we live;

’Tis more blest to give than to re­ceive;

Let us char­ity dis­play

Cast all self­ish­ness away

Strive earth’s want and sor­row to re­lieve.