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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 246 · Words: Isaac Watts · Tune: ANTIOCH
Joy to the World
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →Written by Isaac Watts in 1719 as a paraphrase of Psalm 98, 'Joy to the World' became one of the most beloved Christmas hymns in the English language, celebrating the coming of Christ as King.
Verse 1
Joy to the world,
the Lord is 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 nature sing,
(and heaven and nature sing,)
and heaven, and heaven,
and nature sing.
Verse 2
Joy to the world,
the Savior reigns!
Let all their songs employ;
while fields and floods,
rocks, hills and plains
repeat the sounding joy,
(repeat the sounding joy,)
repeat the sounding joy,
(repeat the sounding joy,)
repeat, repeat
the sounding joy.
Verse 3
No more let sins
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 the curse is found,
(far as the curse is found,)
far as, far as
the curse is found.
Verse 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 of his love,
(and wonders of his love,)
and wonders, wonders
of his love.
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