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Text:Now Let the Heavens Be Joyful
Author:John of Damascus, c. 696-c. 754
Translator:John Mason Neale, 1818-1866
Tune:PROVENÇAL
Arranger:Healey Willan, 1880-1968

448. Now Let the Heavens Be Joyful

1 Now let the heav'ns be joyful,
let earth her song begin,
let all the world keep triumph
and all that is therein.

Refrain:
He is risen! He is risen!
Christ the Lord is risen!
Our joy shall have no end.

2 From death to life eternal,
from earth onto the sky,
our Christ has brought us over
with hymns of victory. [Refrain]

3 Let all things, seen and unseen,
their notes of gladness blend,
for Christ the Lord has risen,
our joy that has no end. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Now let the heav'ns be joyful
Title: Now Let the Heavens Be Joyful
Author: John of Damascus, c. 696-c. 754
Translator: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 (alt.)
Refrain First Line: He is risen! He is risen!
Meter: 76 76 with refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 2021
Scripture: ; ; ;
Topic: Easter
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: PROVENÇAL
Arranger: Healey Willan, 1880-1968
Meter: 76 76 with refrain
Key: G Major or modal
Source: French
Copyright: Setting © 1959 Concordia Publishing House



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