Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal 23. Joy to the world! the Lord has come!

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Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal‎#23

Text:

Joy to the world! the Lord has come!

1 Joy to the world! the Lord has come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing.

2 Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns,
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains,
Repeat the sounding joy.

3 No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found.

4 He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love.

Text Information
First Line:	Joy to the world! the Lord has come!
Meter:	C. M.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1880
Topic:	The Church Year: Advent
Notes:	Author from Index: Watts