bless vs joy

bless

verb
  • To esteem or account happy; to felicitate. 

  • To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify. 

  • To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify. 

  • To invoke divine favor upon. 

  • To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence. 

  • To turn (a reference) into an object. 

intj
  • Used as an expression of endearment, gratitude, or (ironically) belittlement. 

joy

verb
  • To feel joy, to rejoice. 

noun
  • Anything that causes such a feeling. 

  • Luck or success; a positive outcome. 

  • A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good. 

How often have the words bless and joy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )