Great Joy A-Comin’ ! Words by Joseph GRAHAM
Come ye people. Listen, children. Hear the World of the Lord. (5) Gather, closer. Claim the promise. Oo, he will be born. (B : Oh there’s a great) (10) Great joy a comin’, (B : oh there’s a great) great joy a comin’, (B : Oh there’s a) (12) a great joy a comin’ soon, I know ! Sing hallelu ! (B : Oh there’s a great) (14) Great joy a comin’ (B : Oh there’s a great) great joy a comin” ! There’s a (16) great joy a comin’ to the, (comin’ to the) world !
(S : Sing hallelu !) (18) Hallelu ! (S : Sing hallelu !) Hallelu ! (S : Sing) Hallelujah ! The Lord is comin’ (S/B : soon) (A/T : comin’ soon !) (B : Oh there’s a great) (22) Great joy a comin’, (B : Oh there’s a great) great joy a comin’ ! There’s a (24) great joy a comin’ to the, (comin’ to the) world !
(S : Sing ! S/A : Sing ! Sing !) (T/B : Sing !) Sing ! (B : Oh, there’s a (28) (+ S/A) great (great) hope (a comin’) great hope a comin’; there’s a (30) great hope a comin’ soon, I know ! (S/A : Sing hallelu !) (26)
(T/B : Oh, there’s a) (32) great hope a comin’, (T/B : there’s a) (34) great hope a comin’ ! There’s a great hope a comin’ to the, (comin’ to the) world !
(S : Sing hallelu) (36) Hallelu ! (S : Sing hallelu !) Hallelu ! (S : Sing) Hallelujah ! The Lord is comin’ (S/B : soon) (A/T : comin’ soon !)
(B : Oh there’s a) (40) Great joy a comin’ (B : oh, there’s a great) great joy a comin’ ! There’s a (42) great joy a comin’ to the, comin’ to the world !
(B : Sing !) (T : Sing !) (S : Sing ! A : Sing !) (45) Sing ! (B : Oh, there’s a) Great love a comin’, (B : oh, there’s a) (47) great love (a comin’), oh, there’s a great love a comin’ soon, (comin’ soon) I (49) know ! (B : Oh, there’s a great) Great love a comin’, (B : oh, there’s a) (51) great love a comin’ ! There’s a great love(/joy) a comin’ ! There’s a (53) great hope a comin’ ! There’s a great joy a comin’ to the (55) world ! Great, great joy !
