The music to Ode To Joy is taken from the final movement of Ludwig van Beethovan's 1824 Ninth symphony. The words used here were written by Henry van Dyke in 1911. A chord-melody arrangement of this song is presented below in the key of C. The song is played moderately in 4/4 time.

   C                         G7     C      G  C     
e--0--0---1--3--|--3--1--0-------|------------0--|---
B--1------------|--1----------3--|--1--1---3--1--|---
G--0------------|--0----------0--|--0------0--0--|---
D--2------------|--2----------3--|--2------0--2--|---
A--3------------|--3----------2--|--3------2--3--|---
E---------------|-------------3--|---------3-----|---
  Joyful joyful   we  adore Thee   God of glory 
 
   C       G     C        F   C
e--0----------|--0----0---1---3--|-------------------
B--1---3---3--|--1--------1---1--|-------------------
G--0-------0--|--0--------2---0--|-------------------
D--2-------0--|--2--------3---2--|-------------------
A--3-------2--|--3------------3--|-------------------
E----------3--|------------------|-------------------
  Lord of love hearts unfold like 
   
    F    Dm           C/G                G     C
e---3-----1--0------|--------------0--|-----------|--
B---1-----3------3--|--1---1---3------|--3--1--1--|--
G---2-----2---------|--0-------0------|--0-----0--|--
D---3-----0---------|--2-------2------|--0-----2--|--
A-------------------|-----------------|--2-----3--|--
E-------------------|--3-------3------|--3--------|--
 flowers before thee hail thee as the  sun above 
 
   G         C          G       C
e------------0-------|-----0-1--0-----|--------------
B--3----3----1----1--|--3-------1--1--|--------------
G--0---------0-------|--0-------0-----|--------------
D--0---------2-------|--0-------2-----|--------------
A--2---------3-------|--2-------3-----|--------------
E--3-----------------|--3-------------|--------------
  melt the clouds of   sin and sadness 

   G        E7       Am D/F# G     C     F   C
e------0-1--0------|------------|--0--0--1---3--|----
B--3--------0---3--|--1---3-----|--1-----1---1--|----
G--0--------1------|--2---2-----|--0-----2---0--|----
D--0--------0------|--2---0--0--|--2-----3---2--|----
A-----------2------|--0------2--|--3---------3--|----
E--3--------0------|------2--3--|---------------|----
 drive the dark of  doubt a-way    giver of im-

   F Dm             C/G                G        C
e--3--1----0------|--------------0--|--------------||
B--1--3--------3--|--1---1---3------|---3---1---1--||
G--2--2-----------|--0-------0------|---0-------0--||
D--3--0-----------|--2-------2------|---0-------2--||
A-----------------|-----------------|---2-------3--||
E-----------------|--3-------3------|---3----------||
  mortal gladness   fill us with the  light of day.


C                      G7   C      G  C          G 
Joyful joyful we adore Thee God of glory Lord of love
C        F    C    F       Dm          C/G              G    C 
hearts unfold like flowers before Thee hail Thee as the sun above
G        C         G       C       G         E7       Am    D  G 
melt the clouds of sin and sadness drive the dark of doubt away
C     F  C  F Dm           C/G              G        C 
giver of immortal gladness fill us with the light of day.


All Thy works with joy surround Thee earth and heav'n reflect Thy rays
stars and angels sing around Thee, center of unbroken praise
field and forest vale and mountain flow'ry meadow flashing sea
chanting bird and flowing fountain call us to rejoice in Thee.

Thou art giving and forgiving ever blessing ever blest
wellspring of the joy of living ocean depth of happy rest
Thou 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.

Mortals join the mighty chorus which the morning stars began
Father love is reigning o'er us brother love binds man to man
ever singing march we onward victors in the midst of strife
joyful music lifts us sunward in the triumph song of life.