Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book ‎#27

27. Joy to the world! the Lord is come!

1 JOY to the world! the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King:
Let every heart prepare him room,
And heaven and nature sing.

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

3 No more let sin and sorrow 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 is come!
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1893
• Topic: Advent and Christmas
• Notes: I. Watts

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