Youth Melodies and Action Songs ‎#54

54. Joy to the world, the Lord is 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 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,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

3 No more let sin and sorrow grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He come 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.

4 He rules the world with truth and grace,
And make the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, and wonders of His love. Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Joy to the world, the Lord is come
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1952

Tune Information

• Name: [Joy to the world, the Lord is come]
• Composer: Geo. F. Handel
• Incipit: 17654 32156 67711
• Key: D Major