Gladness
Gladness , noun
[Anglo-Saxon gladnes.]
State or quality of being glad; pleasure; joyful satisfaction; cheerfulness.
They... did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart.
The Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day.
Gladness is rarely or never equivalent to mirth, merriment, gayety, and triumph, and it usually expresses less than delight. It sometimes expresses great joy.