Eng:348  Chin:256  Kor:256  Span:165  Tag:348  Fra:-  Por:181 

Lyrics:C. F. Butler
Music:James M. Black
Meter:8.8.8.8.D

This hymn has a unique tune

 

 1  Since Christ my soul from sin set free,

    This life has been a joy to me;

    And 'mid earth's sorrows and its woe,

    'Tis joy my Jesus here to know.

 

O hallelujah, yes, 'tis joy!

For it is Christ that I enjoy!

On land or sea, what matters where?

Where Jesus is, my joy is there.

 

 2  The earth was once a bitter place

    Till Jesus showed His smiling face;

    Now joy's begun within my soul,

    'Twill last while endless ages roll.

 

O hallelujah, yes, 'tis joy!

For it is Christ that I enjoy!

On land or sea, what matters where?

Where Jesus is, my joy is there.

 

 3  What matters where on earth we dwell?

    On mountain top, or in the dell,

    In cottage, or a mansion fair,

    Where Jesus is, my joy is there.

 

O hallelujah, yes, 'tis joy!

For it is Christ that I enjoy!

On land or sea, what matters where?

Where Jesus is, my joy is there.