The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16728

16728. The Gospel of Peace

1. Joy to the earth! The Prince of Peace
His ban­ner has un­furled;
Let strife, and sin, and er­ror cease,
And joy per­vade the world,
And joy per­vade the world.

2. Praise ye the Lord! for truth and grace
His word and life dis­play;
Let ev­ery soul His love em­brace,
And own its gen­tle sway,
And own its gen­tle sway.

3. Peace on the earth, good will to men,
Embrace the Gos­pel plan;
Let that sweet strain be heard again,
Which an­gel tongues be­gan,
Which an­gel tongues be­gan.

4. Joy to the isles and lands afar!
Messiah reigns ab­ove;
Let ev­ery eye be­hold the star,
The star of light and love—
The star of light and love.

Text Information

• First Line: Joy to the earth! The Prince of Peace
• Title: The Gospel of Peace
• Author: Abel C. Thomas (1854)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CHRISTMAS
• Composer: George F. Handel (1728)
• Meter: CM
• Key: D Major
• Source: from the opera Ciroë (Cyrus), 1728; arranged in Harmonia Sacra, 1812
• Copyright: Public Domain