Now in the Lord rejoice!

Now in the Lord rejoice! Again, I say rejoice!

Worry is not needed here, not when Christ the Lord draws near!

Fretfulness is not our call, but true rejoicing is for all.

In the Lord rejoice! In the Lord rejoice!

 

Now in the Lord rejoice! Again, I say rejoice!

Though the things we see and hear may provoke our doubt and fear, 

Frightfulness is not our way; instead, rejoice from day to day.

In the Lord rejoice! In the Lord rejoice!

 

Now in the Lord rejoice! Again, I say rejoice!

Happiness may charm the soul but alone is not our goal.

Faithfulness and joy combined will lift our heart and soul and mind.

In the Lord rejoice! In the Lord rejoice!

 

 

 

TEXT: Charles Spence Freeman, November 2023.

MUSIC: Tune IN DULCI JUBILO, German folk melody, 14th cent.

 

 

A need to find a more accessible tune for a new congregation prompted this new spin on the Advent 3 candle lighting hymn provoked by those liturgies that set me on this hymn-writing path five years ago. Hopefully this tune will be familiar enough...