Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee - BASS | L Beethoven

"The Hymn of Joy" (often called "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" after the first line) is a poem written by Henry van Dyke in 1907 with the intention of musically setting it to the famous "Ode to Joy" melody of the final movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's final symphony, Symphony No. 9. The lyrics were first published in 1911 in Van Dyke's Book of Poems, Third Edition. "This hymn is generally considered by hymnologists to be one of the most joyous expressions of hymn lyrics in the English language." (Wikipedia)