‘Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee’

Let’s have a hymn!

Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee–sung here by Hymns of Grace–comes from Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.

‘Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee’

I’ve had a spot of trouble with YouTube this morning, but I’ve finally got a hymn posted for us–Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee, sung by–well, everybody!–at the Royal Albert Hall. Composed by Beethoven: too good not to be picked up as a hymn.

By Request, ‘Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee’

Our computers are being extremely uncooperative today, so please bear with me.

Elder Mike requested this hymn, sung by a Welsh choir, but I was unable to find that on YouTube, and my first choice of a substitute is “No Longer Available,” so I guess this is about the best I can do today–Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee, sung by the Mennonite Hour Choir: music, of course, by Beethoven.

‘Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee’

Holy cow, am I tired! Finished another chapter set of Ozias, Prince in Peril, and I’ve still got to write a piece for Newswithviews.

I heard this hymn played by church bells as I wrote, so let’s have it here–Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee, music by Beethoven, sung by the choir and congregation at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California.

It’s okay if you want to play it loud.

‘Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee’

Let’s see if we can get this blog started up today… Perhaps a little Beethoven: Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee, sung by the Mennonite Hour Singers.

The hymn shop is open and we’re taking requests.

‘Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee!’ (I’m Back?)

I have to go to the eye doctor this morning, but first a hymn–Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee: music by Beethoven, sung by the Mennonite Hour Singers, background sets by God the Father.

And Patty has been using this machine for two hours already and says it hasn’t conked out once–so let’s pray the bad stuff’s all over and we can start rebuilding our blog.

I’ll try some longer posts when I get back.

Bonus Hymn, ‘Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee’

I heard this, faintly, as I was posting something else; and then nothing would do but to hear it clearly: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee. Music by Beethoven, sung by the Mennonite Hour Singers–and sets by God the Father. The combination never fails to bring me close to tears of joy.

Our God is an awesome God, and the wicked shall not conquer.

By Request, ‘Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee’

And we have a hymn request from Joshua, too–Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee, sung a capella by GLAD.

By Request, ‘Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee’

Requested by Erlene, and coming to you from a packed house at the Royal Albert Hall, London, Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee–and if this doesn’t rev you up, what will?

Music like this is proof of what the Holy Spirit can do, through ordinary, and some not-so-ordinary, people.

‘Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee’

It’s cold and grey and rainy here, with a bit of thunder thrown in–so let’s have a hymn that makes its own sunshine–Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee. Turn up the volume and revel in it!

I don’t know who’s singing this, but thank you very much, whoever you are. And thank you, Beethoven, for composing this divine piece of music.