JOYFUL, JOYFUL, WE ADORE THEE                Henry van Dyke / Ludwig van Beethoven ("Ode to Joy", Symphony #9)


Yes, it is possible to play classical music on the button-accordion !   :-)
​
Button-Accordion Notation  
 For Verse 1 Part 1 - Either row:  Buttons 3 to 5     
​Place first finger at button 3 and third finger at button 5, covering all the notes without having to change your finger positions.
If you continue to Part 2, you will need to cover buttons 2 to 5.
Verse 1
Part 1:

This part is included
in the practice list.



​
​

​

Part 2 can be 
postponed until
you feel ready.

Verse 1
Part 2:

   4      4       4*     5     5     4*     4         3*
Joy - ful,   joy - ful,   we   a - dore   Thee,

  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   Thee, 

 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.  
ACCORDION OBSERVATION:  Part 2 is slightly more difficult than Part 1, but only because the singing of "and" in line 1 is accompanied by two notes (4 & 4*). Similarly in line 2, the singing of "the" is accompanied by the same two notes (4 & 4*).  Some singers turn this "and" into a quick-stretched two-syllable type of sound; similarly for "the".

Embedded youTube VIDEOS

Eight videos in the keys:    A=1   (player on outside row of an A-D accordion
                                          C=3   (played on inside row of a G-C accordion)
                                          D=1   (played on inside row of an A-D accordion)
                                          G=3  (played on outside row of a G-C accordion)
​
Key:   A

Singer:  Collin Raye

​Posted by:  Collin Raye
Key:   C

Guitarist & Singer:  ?

Posted by:  MunsonMusicLive  

​Excellent site.

​
Key:   C

Group:  Rend Collective

​Posted by:  Rend Collective

Performance includes some musical interludes not given in the notation above.
Key:   C

Pianist & Singer:  ?

Posted by:  MunsonMusicLive

​Excellent site.
Key:  D

Singer:  Carrie Underwood

Posted by:  Carrie Underwood
Key:  G

Mormon Tabernacle Choir with pipe organ.

An incredible choir!
Key:   G

Guitarist & Singer:  ?

​Posted by:  MunsonMusicLive

​Excellent site.
Key:   G

Pianist:  ?

Posted by:  The Church at Clawson
​                    Media.
VERSES  Found, with slight variations, in most hymn books.
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