Join All Ye Joyful Nations

Join all ye joy­ful na­tions

The ac­claim­ing hosts of Heav’n!

This hap­py morn a child is born

To us a son is giv­en.

The mes­sen­ger and to­ken

Of eter­nal favor

God hath sent down to us His Son

A uni­vers­al Sav­ior!

The won­der­ful Mes­si­ah

Joy of ev­ery na­tion

Jesus His name

with God the fame

The Lord of all cre­ation.

The coun­sel­or of sin­ners

Almighty to de­liv­er

The Prince of Peace

whose love’s in­crease

Shall reign in man for­ev­er.

Go see the King of glo­ry

Discern the heav­en­ly strang­er

So poor and mean

His court and inn

His cra­dle is a man­ger.

Who from His Fa­ther’s bosom

But now for us des­cend­ed

Who built the skies

on earth He lies

With on­ly beasts at­tend­ed.

Whom all the an­gels wor­ship

Lies hid in hu­man na­ture;

Incarnate see the De­ity

The in­fi­nite Cre­at­or!

See the stu­pen­dous bless­ing

God to us hath giv­en!

A child of man

in length a span

Who fills both earth and Heav­en.

Gaze on that help­less ob­ject

Of end­less ad­or­ation!

Those in­fant hands shall burst our bands

And work out our sal­va­tion.

Strangle the crook­ed ser­pent

Destroy his works for­ev­er

And op­en set the heav­en­ly gate

To ev­ery true be­liev­er.

Till then

Thou ho­ly Je­sus

We hum­bly bow be­fore Thee

Our trea­sures bring

to serve our king

And joy­ful­ly adore Thee.

To Thee we glad­ly ren­der

Whate’er Thy grace hath giv­en

Till Thou ap­pear in glo­ry here

And take us up to Heav­en.