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 Hymn Ideas: Joyful, Joyful > ideas > home
by Don Chapman
"Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"
is one of the most versatile hymns I know.
With different lyrics you can use it at Thanksgiving,
Christmas and Easter.
My upbeat HymnCharts version
is in E major
so it will blend with any
upbeat praise song
in E like "Let Everything
That Has Breath,"
"My Redeemer Lives"
and "You
Are Holy."
Every good worship leader
should own a hymnal.
My hymnal of choice is
"The Celebration
Hymnal" from Word/Integrity.
Use it
to find alternate lyrics.
Take a look at hymn #90:
"Joyful Joyful
We Adore Thee." Look
down at the bottom
of the page. HYMN TO JOY
is the tune name,
and 8.7.8.7.D. is the meter.
Look up 8.7.8.7.D. in the
Metrical Index
in the back of the book.
There are several
tunes with the same meter.
I found a compatible meter
with Thanksgiving
lyrics: #796. "In
Thanksgiving, Let
Us Praise Him," written
by Claire Cloninger,
will work with the melody
of "Joyful,
Joyful."
For Christmas lyrics, use
#271.
For Easter lyrics, use
#365.
Both 271 and 365 only have
2 verses. If you
want more, just use the
regular first verse
of "Joyful Joyful"
and then tack
on the other 2 seasonal
verses.
Here's a hymn that most
people know, and
the seasonal lyrics will
freshen the song.
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