LYRICS
| Meter: | 8 6 8 6 extended
| | Writer(s): | Isaac Watts
| | Transl/Adapt: |
| | Dates: | 1719
| | Bible Refs: | Jn 1:23; Lk 2:10; Ps 98
| American Catholic Hymnbook
| 1992
| 247
| Australian Hymn Book/With One Voice
| 1977
| 224
| Baptist Hymnal
| 1956
| 65
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 2000
| 2000
| 166
| Church Hymnal Revised
| 1920
| 318
| Common Praise (Anglican C. of Canada)
| 1998
| 154
| Common Praise: Hymns Ancient & Modern
| 2000
| 57
| Complete Mission Praise
| 2000
| 393
| Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary
| 1996
| 138
| Hymns and Psalms with SA Sup.
| 1983
| 77
| Hymns for Worship and Celebration
|
| 125
| Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican Editi
| 2000
| 370
| Hymns Old & New, New Anglican Edition
| 1996
| 283
| Presbyterian Hymn Book
| 1990
| 40
| Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts - Psalms
|
| 98
| Sacred Songs & Solos: Revised and enlarg
|
| 111
| Songs of Fellowship 1
| 1991
| 314
| STELBAP
|
| 263
| The Book of Common Praise
| 1908
| 527
| The Book of Common Praise - Revised
| 1938
| 361
| The Hymn Book of Angl & Unit Ch Canada
| 1971
| 401
| The Hymnal 1916
| 1916
| 101
| The Hymnal 1940
| 1940
| 319
| The Hymnal 1982
| 1982
| 100
| Together in Song: The Australian HB II
| 1999
| 268
| Trinity Hymnal
| 1961
| 149
| United Methodist Hymn Book
| 1989
| 246
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MUSIC
Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary
| 138
| No key
| American Catholic Hymnbook
| 247
| No key
| Hymns for Worship and Celebration
| 125
| D
| Songs of Fellowship 1
| 314
| D
| Baptist Hymnal
| 65
| D
| Hymns and Psalms with SA Sup.
| 77
| D
| New Redemption Hymnal
| 181
| Eb
| Sacred Songs & Solos: Revised and enlarg
| 111
| Eb
|
Alternate Tunes
| RICHMOND | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | Thomas Haweis & S. Webbe (the Younger) |
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| 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 heav'n and nature sing.
2. Joy to the earth! the Saviour reigns;
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods,
rocks, hills, and plains
|: Repeat the sounding joy, :|
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
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, 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,
and wonders of His love.
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