When a sinner comes, as a sinner may, There is joy, there is joy; When he turns to God in the Gospel way, There is joy, there is joy. Refrain There is joy among the angels, And their harps with music ring, When a sinner comes repenting, Bending low before the King. When a soul is born in the kingdom bright, There is joy, there is joy; When it walks by faith in the Gospel light, There is joy, there is joy. Refrain When a pilgrim comes to the river wide, There is joy, there is joy; When he dwells secure on the other side, There is joy, there is joy. Refrain