Joy to the World
Celebrate the Arrival: Joy to the World's Message of Love and Unity
Lyrics
Joy to the world
Expression of happiness and celebration
The Lord has come
Signifies the arrival of the Lord
Let earth receive her King
Request for the world to accept its King
Let every heart prepare Him room
Encouragement for every heart to make space for Him
And heaven and nature sing
Describes the chorus of joy from both heaven and nature
And heaven and nature sing
-And heaven and heaven and nature sing
-Joy to the world
Reiteration of the initial joyous message
The Lord has 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 earth
Emphasis on joy spreading to the earth
The Savior reigns
Recognition of the Savior’s reign
Let men their songs employ
Encouragement for people to sing their songs
While fields and floods
Description of various elements joining in the joyful celebration
Rocks, hills, and plains
-Repeat the sounding joy
-Repeat the sounding joy
Emphasizes the repeated joyous celebration
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy
-Joy to the world
Repeated expression of joy for everyone
All the boys and girls
-Joy to the people everywhere you see
-Joy to you and me
-Joy to the world
-All the boys and girls
-Joy to the people everywhere you see
-Joy to you and me
-He rules the world
Assertion of His rule with virtues of truth and grace
With truth and grace
Declaration of His influence over nations
And makes the nations prove
Recognition of the magnificence of His righteousness and love
The glories of His righteousness
-And wonders of His love
-And wonders of His love
-And wonders, wonders of His
-Joy to the world
Repeated exclamation of joy for all
All the boys and girls
-Joy to the people everywhere you see
-Joy to you and me
-Joy to the people everywhere you see
Widespread joy expressed for everyone
Joy to you and me
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