The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration ‎#125

125. Joy to the World!

1 Joy to the world! the Lord is come;
Let earth receive her King;
Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room,
And heav'n and nature sing,
And heav'n and nature sing,
And heav'n, and heav'n 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,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, 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,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, 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,
And wonders of His love
And wonders, wonders of His love.

(optional ending)
Amen, amen, amen!
Joy to the world! Amen!

Text Information

• First Line: Joy to the world! the Lord is come
• Title: Joy to the World!
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Christ: Lordship; Jesus Our Savior : His Advent; Jesus Our Savior : His Birth
• Notes: Choral ending on following page

Tune Information

• Name: ANTIOCH
• Composer (choral ending): Tom Fettke
• Arranger: Lowell Mason
• Composer: George Frederick Handel
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Choral ending © 1986 WORD MUSIC (a div. of WORD, INC). All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.