Joy to the World

Penned by Isaac Watts in 1719, 'Joy to the World' is an old Christmas carol. Isaac attended Non­conformist Academy at Stoke Newington and was was ordained as a Pastor of an Independent congregation. He wrote many hymns and carols. In 1728, the University of Ediburgh awarded him the degree of the Doctor of Divinity. The music to this carol was composed by George Frederick Handel.

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 Heaven, and nature sing.

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.

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, far as, the curse is found.

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