Concordia ‎#63

63. 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 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 sin 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 is come
• Title: Joy to the World
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: Church Festivals: Christmas; Missions; Childhood; Youth
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: ANTIOCH
• Composer: G. F. Handel (1742)
• Arranger: Lowell Mason (1830)
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Public Domain.