Yipppeeee

I've been looking for a suitable word 
to praise you, Lord. Something enthusiastic 
but not too formal, the sort of "happy shout 
a child gives to its mother. 
I've tried Hallelujahs, Glorias and Hosannas, 
but really, what I'd like is a word 
from my own language, a word that is me. 
If I were a bellbird, I'd fill my throat 
with ecstatic song. Or, as a lamb, 
I could fling myself into a spring dance. 
As a mountain stream I would spill out 
inarticulate babblings of joy. 
And if I were the sea, my waves would explode 
in a thunder of love for you. 
Lord, you overwhelm me with your great goodness. 
Praise should not be difficult and yet
I can't find the exact word. Perhaps 
it doesn't exist, though if it does, 
I'm sure that it sounds like "Yippee!" 

Joy Cowley, from Aotearoa Psalms