Notes of Joy

Verse 1

Hark! hark!--the notes of joy Roll o'er the heavenly plains, And seraphs find employ For their sublimest strains; Some new delight in heaven is known; Loud sound the harps around the throne.

Verse 2

Hark! hark! the sounds draw nigh, The joyful hosts descend; Jesus forsakes the sky, To earth his footsteps bend: He comes to bless our fallen race; He comes with messages of grace.

Verse 3

Bear, bear the tidings round; Let every mortal know What love in God is found, What pity he can show: Ye winds that blow! ye waves that roll! Bear the glad news from pole to pole.

Verse 4

Strike, strike the harps again, To great Immanuel's name; Arise, ye sons of men! And all his grace proclaim: Angels and men! wake every string, 'Tis God the Saviour's praise we sing.