Joy Everlasting

Christ has called us out of the darkness

Call us  into His marvelous light

From days defined by fear and starkness

To abundant overflowing life

We rejoice in joyous jubilation

And with gladness we’ll revel in delight

We will shout out sounds of exultation

And we’ll sing our songs in the night

For He gives us joy everlasting

And He gives us blessed peace and rest

All our cares and troubles we are casting

On the grace of God that we confess.

In His everlasting joy we are blessed.

There is a joy that is inexpressibly deep

In our soul’s salvation it’s  begun

In the night though  we may mourn and weep

When morning dawns then joy returns 

As we ponder on His wondrous mystery

We will fall down on our knees in praise

He has delivered us out of futile misery

That our joy may be full for all our days

For He gives us joy everlasting

And He gives us blessed peace and rest

All our cares and troubles we are casting

On the grace of God that we confess.

In His everlasting joy we are blessed.

John 15:11-12; 1 Peter 2:9 Psalm 30:5; 1 Peter 1:8-9

December 21, 2023

Anthony Foster