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Verse 1
Who can describe the joys that rise
Thro’ all the courts of Paradise
To see a prodigal return,
To see an heir of glory born?
Verse 2
With joy the Father doth approve
The fruit of his eternal love;
The Son with joy looks down and sees
The purchase of his agonies.
Verse 3
The Spirit takes delight to view
The holy soul he form’d anew;
And saints and angels join to sing
The growing empire of their King.
Isaac Watts, “Who Can Describe the Joys That Rise”