The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#886

886. Joy to the world, the Lord will come!

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

2 Joy to the earth, the Lord will reign!
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 Soon will he rule the earth with grace,
And make the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness,
And wonders of his love.

Text Information

• First Line: Joy to the world, the Lord will come!
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Second Advent: Executive Judgment

Tune Information

• Name: ANTIOCH
• Composer: George F. Handel
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #399, 111, or 147.