The Church Hymnal ‎#324b

324b. Joy to the world! the Lord is come

1 Joy to the world! the Lord is come:
Let earth receive her King;
Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing.

2 Joy to the world! 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Joy to the world! the Lord is come
• Author: I. Watts
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1914
• Topic: General; Epiphany; Holy Communion; Joy; Missions

Tune Information

• Name: NATIVITY
• Composer: H. Lahee
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: B♭ Major