Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#23

23. Joy to the world! the Lord has come!

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 heaven and nature sing.

2 Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!
Let all 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Joy to the world! the Lord has come!
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Church Year: Advent; Fourth Sunday of Advent

Tune Information

• Name: ANTIOCH
• Composer: George Fraderick Handel (1742)
• Arranger: Lowell Mason, Mus. Doc. (1836)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Key: E Major