Casting Crowns, “Joyful Joyful”

Casting Crowns’ Joyful Joyful is the fourth single off its remarkably resilient CD, Until the World Hears. The title track was the first single, a chart-topper back in 2009; the follow-up singles, If We’ve Ever Needed You and To Know You, also performed well, entering the Top 10 of the main Christian chart. Now, the fourth single is timed in line with the Christmas season right around the corner. Whether the song will do well, given the usual rush of Christmas sets from the young and the faithful Christian musicians among us, is up to radio AC, but the radio programmers like Mark Hall et al, so I’m hopeful that Joyful Joyful will do well. Heck, it’s already getting adds at some radio stations, and it’s just the start of November!

I’m a sucker for anything with strings, and the string arrangement on Casting Crowns’ Joyful Joyful are exquisite! I love how the strings work so wonderfully in time with the rest of the song. Mark has never sounded so passionately exuberant about his Savior, and when you factor that with a slightly different arrangement (check out how he sings Joyful joyful we adore You), it all adds up to a great Christmas song with great crossover potential.

JOYFUL JOYFUL Lyrics
Third Day

Joyful, joyful, we adore You
God of glory and Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flowers before You
Opening to the sun above

Joyful, joyful, we adore You
God of glory, Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flowers before You
Opening to the sun above

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away

Joyful, joyful, we adore You
Hearts unfold like flowers before You
Joyful, joyful, we adore You
Joyful, we adore You

All Your works with joy surround You
Earth and Heaven reflect Your ways
Stars and angels sing around You
Center of unbroken praise

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away

Joyful, joyful, we adore You
Hearts unfold like flowers before You
Joyful, joyful, we adore You
Joyful, we adore You

God our Father, Christ, our Brother
All who live in love are Thine
Teach us how to love each other
Lift us to the joy divine

Oh God, our Father, Christ, our Brother
All who live in love are Thine
Teach us how to love each other
Lift us to the joy divine

Oh God, our Father, Christ, our Brother
All who live in love are Thine
Teach us how to love each other
Lift us to the joy divine

Joyful, joyful, we adore You
Hearts unfold like flowers before You
Joyful, joyful, we adore You
Hearts unfold like flowers before You

Oh God, our Father
All who live in love are Thine
Teach us how to love each other

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