Joy to the World
"As of the late 20th century, 'Joy to the World' was the most-published Christmas hymn in North America" -Wikipedia
Joy to the World
Christmas Carol
Joy to the world! the Lord is 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.
Joy to the world! 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.
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.
Notes
Optional 3rd Verse:
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.
Comments
The lyrics were written by English hymn-writer Isaac Watts. This song is based on Psalm 98 in the Bible.
The 3rd mp3 includes the optional 3rd verse that you can find in the notes.
3rd MP3: Sung by Ryan DeRamos.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Image: Greek icon of Second Coming, c.1700.
