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325. Joy to the world – the Lord has come

1 Joy to the world — the Lord has 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 Saviour reigns:!
your sweetest songs employ,
while fields and streams and hills and plains
repeat the sounding joy,
repeat the sounding joy,
repeat, repeat the sounding joy!

3 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.

Text Information
First Line: Joy to the world – the Lord has come
Author: Isaac Watts, 1874-1748
Meter: CM extended
Language: English
Publication Date: 2004
Topic: Jesus Christ: His Birth
Tune Information
Name: ANTIOCH
Composer: George Frederick Handel, 1685-1759
Arranger: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
Meter: CM extended
Key: D Major



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