Lyrics to
Joyous Sound

This version of Joyous Sound was released by Van Morrison in 1977.

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How sweet that joyous sound
Whenever we meet, whenever we meet
How sweet that joyous sound
Whenever we meet again

I think you know it well
Whenever we meet, whenever we meet
I think you know it well
Whenever we meet again

Yah alright
And you will begin to know about that
That grace will follow us
Wherever we go, wherever we go
That grace will follow us
Until we meet again
Hey!

Oh yeah
Uhuhuhuh

Just run and let it out
Oh yeah now
And you will begin to know about it darling
That grace will follow us
Wherever we go, wherever we go
That grace will folow us
Until we meet again

How sweet that joyous sound
Whenever we meet, whenever we meet
How sweet that joyous sound
Whenever we meet again
Oh! Whenever we meet
Whenever we meet
Whenever we meet again
Oh! Whenever we meet
Whenever we meet
Whenever we meet again
Oh! Whenever we meet
Whenever we meet
Whenever we meet again

Aaaaggggaaiinnn

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About Lyrics and Joyous Sound by Van Morrison

When you decide to study the lyrics to Joyous Sound, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1977 song by Van Morrison. Some of the lyrics to Joyous Sound have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Van Morrison and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Joyous Sound if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Joyous Sound" means the words set to the music of Joyous Sound, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Van Morrison. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Joyous Sound and the lyrics to Joyous Sound are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Van Morrison who came here looking just for the lyrics to Joyous Sound, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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