gladness

He provoked Hoder, the blind god of darkness, to kill Balder, the god of joy and gladness.

Lincoln continued: “We meet this evening, not in sorrow, but in gladness of heart.”

Some people who were previously ignored have now spoken up, and there's got to be some kind of a gladness about that, even if it makes us feel left behind sometimes.

You have given us a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit.

“It was made to make men glad. Moderately drank, and in season, bringeth gladness of the heart, and cheerfulness of the mind.”