Joy to the world (Anonymous)

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Editor: Christopher R. Baker (submitted 2000-11-27).   Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 1.0

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General Information

Title: Joy to the world
Tune: Sounding Joy
Composer: Anonymous
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second - Harrisburg PA (1820) - Originally set in shape notes

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Original text and translations

English text

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.

2.

Joy to the world! The Saviour reigns;

Let men their songs employ,

While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains

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.