Joyful, Joyful (also known as “Ode to Joy”, a traditional
piece) verse 2:
All Thy works with joy surround Thee /Earth and heav’n reflect
Thy rays /Stars and angels sing around Thee /Center of unbroken praise /Field
and forest, vale and mountain /Bloss’ming meadow, flashing sea /Chanting
bird and flowing fountain /Call us to rejoice in Thee
For The Beauty (traditional):
For the beauty of the earth /For the glory of the skies, /For
the love which from our birth /Over and around us lies. /Christ our LORD
to you we raise this, our sacrifice of praise. For the beauty of each hour,
/Of the day and of the night, /Hill and vale, and tree and flower, /Sun and
moon, and stars of light. /Christ our LORD to you we raise this, our sacrifice
of praise.
God Of Wonders (contemporary):
LORD Of all creation /Of water, earth, and sky /The heavens
are Your tabernacle /Glory to the LORD on high /God of wonders beyond our
galaxy /You are holy, holy /The universe declares Your majesty /You are holy,
holy /LORD of heaven and earth /LORD of heaven and earth /Hallelujah to the
LORD of heaven and earth (x3)
How Great Thou Art (traditional)
O LORD my God, when I in awesome wonder /Consider all the
worlds Thy hand hath made, /I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, /Thy
pow'r throughout the universe displayed; /When through the woods and forest
glades I wander, /I hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees; /When I look
down from lofty mountain grandeur /And hear the brook and feel the gentle
breeze;
But when I think that God, His Son not sparing, /Sent Him
to die, I scarce can take it in, /That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,
/He bled and died to take away my sin; When Christ shall come, with shout
of acclamation, /And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart! /Then I
shall bow in humble adoration /And there proclaim, "My God, how great Thou
art!"
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee, /How great Thou
art! How great Thou art! /Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee; /How
great Thou art! How great Thou art!
Beautiful Savior (one of our favorites here at St.
Olaf) (verse 2):
Fair are the meadows, /Fair are the woodlands, /Robed in
flowers of blooming spring; /Jesus is fairer, /Jesus is purer; /He makes our
sorrowing spirit sing.
Fair is the sunshine, /Fair is the moonlight, /Bright the
sparkling stars on high; /Jesus shines brighter, /Jesus shines purer, /Than
all the angels in the sky.