HYMN:
Joyful, joyful
We adore Thee
God of glory
Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee
Hail Thee to the sun above
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away
Giver of immortal gladness
Fill us with the light of day
With light
With light
Mortals join the mighty chorus
Which the morning stars began
Father love is reigning o'er us
Brother love binds man to man
Ever singing march we onward
Victors in the midst of strife
Joyful music lifts us Son ward
In the triumph song of life.
The above are the Words of a Christian hymn in English. But "Ode to Joy" generally refers to a non-religious poem in German by Friedrich Schiller, "An die Freude", part of which forms the text of the finale (chorale) movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. It begins:
Freude, schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium!
Wir betreten feuertrunken, Himmlische, dein Heiligtum.
Deine Zauber binden wieder, was die Mode streng geteilt,
alle Menschen werden Brüder, wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.
These Words can be translated:
Joy, bright spark of divinity, Daughter of Elysium,
Fire-inspired we tread Thy sanctuary.
Thy magic power re-unites All that custom has divided,
All men become brothers, Under the sway of thy gentle wings.
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