Full Lyrics
VERSE 1 (GENERAL TEXT)
This is the time to be joyful, let us be joyful as we praise the Lord and bless his holy name.
This is the time to be joyful, so let us praise the Lord and bless his holy, holy name.
Come praise the Lord, come praise the Lord and bless his holy name.
This is the time to be joyful, so let us praise the Lord and bless his holy, holy name.
Come praise the Lord, come praise the Lord and bless his holy name.
Let us come before the Lord, our help in times of trouble, the one who has sustained our weary souls.
For God will not forsake us, nor leave us in our struggle.
He will raise us up, God will raise us up to empower us to sing a joyful song.
This is the time to be joyful, let us be joyful as we praise the Lord and bless his holy name.
This is the time to be joyful, so let us praise the Lord and bless his holy, holy name.
Come praise the Lord, come praise the Lord and bless his holy name.
Come praise the Lord and bless his name, come praise the Lord and bless his holy name.
Come and praise the Lord and bless his holy name.
VERSE 2 (ADVENT TEXT)
This is the time to be joyful, let us be joyful as we celebrate the coming of the King.
This is the time to be joyful, for we have come to celebrate the coming of the King.
For we have come to celebrate the coming of the King.
This is the time to be joyful, for we have come to celebrate the coming of the King.
For we have come to celebrate the coming of the King.
O come Emmanuel, O come God be with us and let us know your presence in this place.
For you will not forsake us, no leave us in our struggle.
He will raise us up, you will raise us up to empower us to sing a joyful song.
This is the time to be joyful, let us be joyful as we celebrate the coming of the King.
This is the time to be joyful, for we have come to celebrate the coming of the King.
For we have come to celebrate the coming of the King.
We celebrate the coming King, we celebrate the coming of the King.
Come and celebrate the coming of the King.
