JOYFUL, JOYFUL, WE ADORE THEE   Time signature: 4/4    Tempo ~116 bpm                                                                                      Henry van Dyke / Beethoven

Accordion Notation
Beats per bar = 2 (as a "cut-time" exercise.
                      (usual notation is 4 beats/bar)
Beat symbol = Dot ( . ) or equivalent
Either row (low):    Buttons 2 - 5

Tapping pattern = | B C | B C | etc.
Verse 1 of   4

|  .4     .4   |   .4*    .5    |   .5    .4*  |    .4       .3*   
Joy - ful,  |  joy - ful,      we    a   -  dore   you, 

  .3     .3  |   .3*   .4  |   ;4    "3*  |   :3*  |
God   of      glo -  ry,      life  and      love.   
   
    .4        .4   |   .4*    .5   |    .5        .4*   |   .4       .3*   | 
Hearts   un -  fold   like   flow'rs   be  -  fore   you,  

 .3      .3   |   .3*  .4   |   ;3*   "3  |  :3    |
Op - 'ning      to   the     sun    a  -  bove. 


  .3*    .3*  |     .4       .3   |  .3*   "4  "4* |   .4      .3     |  
Melt  the    clouds  of     sin     and       sad-ness,  

  .3*     "4 "4*  |    .4       .3*  |     .3      .3*  |   :2    |
Drive   the       gloom  of      doubt    a  -  way. 

  .4    .4  |  .4*   .5  |   .5     .4*  |    .4       .3*    | 
Giv - er    of    im - mor - tal     glad - ness,     

 .3     .3   |  .3*     .4   |   ;3*    "3   |    :3     |
Fill   us    with   the    light   of      day.  





The paired mixed-interval notes are shown in this colour   ;4  "3*









The paired half-interval notes are shown in this colour    "4  "4*

Embedded youTube VIDEOS

Key of G
Tempo ~116 bpm 

Mormon Tabernacle Choir with pipe organ.

An incredible choir!
Key of G, changing to key of C near end.
Tempo ~105 bpm

Hector (button accordion) & Bob (piano accordion).  They begin playing at time 41s into the video.

This was the only accordion selection I could find.
Key of Bb, 
Tempo ~136 bpm, 106 bpm,
      86 bpm, etc (changes during
      performance).  

Michael Smith (Guitars etc & Singing)

Interesting, but not easy to play along with.
Key of Bb?
Tempo ~80 bpm

Christopher Phillips (instrumental - piano)

Lengthy (20 second) musical intro before getting to the hymn music itself.
Key of C (procession),
               then ramping up to G.
Tempo ~114 bpm.

Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (pipe organ & brass)

After a lengthy intro, the choral procession sings the verses in the key of C, then ramps up to the key of G for one verse at the end.  There is a musical bridge between the two singing segments.
Key of G?
Tempo ~128 bpm

Karaoke    (piano)
Key of G
Tempo ~120 bpm

Performed at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

This may be one of the easiest of these youTube performances to play and sing along with.  Everyone in the Hall appears to be singing, and with amazing clarity.
VERSES  Found, with slight variations, in most hymn books, including Voices United Hymn & Worship Book:
Verse 1

Verse 2




Verse 3




Verse 4
(At top of page)

All your works with joy surround you,   Earth and heaven reflect your rays,
Stars and angels sing around you,    Centre of unbroken praise.
Field and forest, vale and mountain,   Flowery meadow, flashing sea,
Chanting bird and flowing fountain,   Sound their praise eternally.

You are giving and forgiving,   Ever blessing, ever blest,
Wellspring of the joy of living,   Ocean depth of happy rest!
Source of grace and fount of blessing,   Let your light upon us shine;
Teach us how to love each other,   Lift us to the joy divine.

Mortals join the mighty chorus   Which the morning stars began;
God's own love is reigning o'er us,  Joining people hand in hand.
Ever singing, march we onward,   Victors in the midst of strife;
Joyful music leads us sunward   In the triumph song of life.

Info
Sites:
 
About this Hymn of Joy:  Source One,   Source Two

More history:  Source One

Background to the music:    Source One