268. Joy to the world! The Lord is come

1 Joy to the world! The Lord is come;
let earth receive its 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;
let us our songs employ;
while fields and streams, rocks, 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 is come
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Meter: 86.86 extended
Language: English
Publication Date: 1999
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Christmas; Epiphany; Festal Joy (5 more...)
Tune Information
Name: ANTIOCH
Adapter: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
Meter: 86.86 extended
Key: C Major
Source: W. Holford's 'Voce di Melodia', c. 1834



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