Joy Fills Our Inmost Heart To-Day
"And they shall call His name Emmanuel." - Matt 1:23
VERSE 1
Joy fills our inmost heart to-day
The royal Child is born;
And angel hosts in glad array
His advent keep this morn.
CHORUS
Rejoice, rejoice! the incarnate Word
Has come on earth to dwell;
No sweeter sound than this is heard
Emmanuel.
VERSE 2
Low at the cradle throne we bend,
We wonder and adore;
And feel no bliss can ours transcend,
No joy was sweet before.
CHORUS
Rejoice, rejoice! the incarnate Word
Has come on earth to dwell;
No sweeter sound than this is heard
Emmanuel.
VERSE 3
For us the world must lose its charms
Before the manger shrine,
When, folded in Thy mother's arms
We see Thee Babe divine.
CHORUS
Rejoice, rejoice! the incarnate Word
Has come on earth to dwell;
No sweeter sound than this is heard
Emmanuel.
VERSE 4
Thou Light of uncreated Light,
Shine on us, Holy Christ;
That we may keep Thy birthday bright
With service undefiled.
CHORUS
Rejoice, rejoice! the incarnate Word
Has come on earth to dwell;
No sweeter sound than this is heard
Emmanuel.