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Key | Value |
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Title | JOY HAS DAWNED |
Number | 20940 |
Hymnal | Hymns For Worship (eChoice) |
Key Signature | Eb |
Starting Pitch | DO |
Starting Pitch Direction | Down |
Starting Beat | 1 |
Time Signature | 4/4 |
Joy has dawned upon the world, promised from creation: God's salvation now unfurled, Hope for ev'ry nation. Not with fanfares from above, not with scenes of glory, but a humble gift of love: Jesus born of Mary.
Sounds of wonder fill the sky with the songs of angels; As the mighty Prince of Life shelters in a stable. Hands that set each star in place, shaped the earth in darkness, cling now to a mother's breast, vuln'rable and helpless.
Shepherds bow before the Lamb, gazing at the glory; Gifts of men from distant lands prophesy the story. Gold, a King is born today; Incense, God is with us; Myrrh, His death will make a way, by His blood He'll win us.
Son of Adam, Son of heav'n, given as a ransom, reconciling God and man, Christ our mighty Champion! What a Savior, what a Friend, what a glorious myst'ry: Once a babe in Bethlehem, now the Lord of hist'ry.