The Celebration Hymnal

270

Joy to the World!

1 Joy to the world! the Lord is come;  
Let earth receive her King.  
Let every 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 sorrows grow,  
Nor thorns infest the ground.  
He comes 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 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.

WORDS: Isaac Watts
MUSIC: George Frederick Handel
Theme: Christ: Advent; Christ: Birth