THERE was joy in Heaven! There was joy in Heaven! When this goodly world to frame The Lord of might and mercy came: Shouts of joy were heard on high, And the stars sang from the sky -- "Glory to God in Heaven!" There was joy in Heaven! There was joy in Heaven! When the billows, heaving dark, Sank around the stranded ark, And the rainbow's watery span Spake of mercy, hope to man, And peace with God in Heaven! There was joy in Heaven! There was joy in Heaven! When of love the midnight beam Dawn'd on the towers of Bethlehem; And along the echoing hill Angels sang -- "On earth good will, And glory in the Heaven!" There is joy in Heaven! There is joy in Heaven! When the sheep that went astray Turns again to virtue's way; When the soul, by grace subdued, Sobs its prayer of gratitude, Then is there joy in Heaven! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BALLAD OF LOVELY LADYES OF LONG AGOE by FRANCOIS VILLON NOW CLOSE THE WINDOWS by ROBERT FROST THE PICKET-GUARD [NOVEMBER, 1861] by ETHEL LYNN BEERS A SPIRITUAL by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE FIVE STUDENTS by THOMAS HARDY |