Couplet 1

What does joy sound like
Is it quiet like snow
Does joy sound like the laughter
Of friends that you know
Is joy like the sound
Of a kiss on your cheek
Or like holding your breath
When you play hide and seek
Maybe joy sounds real loud
Like a Hip Hip Hooray
Or a whispered I love you
At the end of the day
Well joy sounds a little like
All of these things
But a long time ago
Joy sounded like wings

Refrain

Sounding joy
Joy joy

Couplet 2

If you can imagine
On a dark winter's night
The sky filled with angels
All shining with light
And suddenly the shepherds
And sheep down below
Were surrounded by songs
From that heavenly host
Glad tidings great Joy
We are never alone
God sent His Son
To make heaven our home
So every Christmas
Each girl and each boy
Could lift up their voice
And repeat

Refrain

Sounding joy
Joy joy

Couplet 3

So every Christmas
We string up the lights
To remember the way
That those angels shone bright
And we sing all the songs
And we bang all the drums
To remember the day
That God sent his Son
Glad tidings great Joy
We are never alone
God sent His Son
To make heaven our home
So every Christmas
Each girl and each boy
Could lift up their voice
And repeat

Refrain

Sounding joy
Joy joy