Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Text by Henry Jackson van Dyke

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About this hymn

Date: 1907
Tune: Ode to Joy
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Edward Hodges
Key: G
Meter: 8 7 8 7 8 7 8 7

Historical background

This edition is preserved in the Open Hymnal Project at source revision d35811b2d5c9. Contributor and publication details below are reproduced from the score metadata rather than inferred.

Theology & Scripture

The source index associates this text with Brotherhood, Cloud, Darkness, Spiritual, Education, God, Goodness of, God, Love of.

Ps 71:23 · Jn 12:46

Musical background

Ode to Joy is presented in the source key of G, with four documented parts.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-13. Public domain — source score marking

Words: Henry J. van Dyke, 1907. Music: 'Ode to Joy' Ludwig van Beethoven; Adapted by Edward Hodges, 1824. Setting: "The Methodist Hymnal", 1905. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2005 Revision.