Aaron Neville (born January 24, 1941, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an America… Read Full Bio ↴Aaron Neville (born January 24, 1941, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American soul and R&B singer and musician. He made his debut in 1966 with the hit single Tell It Like It Is, a Number One hit on the Billboard R&B charts. From 1977 he performed as part of The Neville Brothers with his siblings, Art Neville, Charles Neville, Cyril Neville & Ivan Neville.

Neville charted again, in 1989, when he collaborated with Linda Ronstadt on three consecutive duets: Don't Know Much, All My Life, and When Something Is Wrong with My Baby, the first two reached Number One on the Adult Contemporary charts. Neville has released more than 20 singles, including three Number Ones on the Adult Contemporary format, and a fourth on the R&B format.

His other hits have included Everybody Plays the Fool, his successful 1991 cover of the 1972 Main Ingredient song, that reached #8 on the Hot 100; Don't Take Away My Heaven, Hercules and Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You (The Rain Song). Neville's biggest solo successes have been on the Adult Contemporary chart, where "Don't Know Much," "All My Life," and "Everybody Plays the Fool" all reached Number One.

Aaron signed to SonyBMG's new Burgundy Records label in late 2005 and recorded an album of songs by Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke and others for Bring It On Home...The Soul Classics, released on September 19, 2006. The album, produced by Stewart Levine, features collaborations between Neville and Chaka Khan, Mavis Staples, Chris Botti, David Sanborn, Art Neville, and others. The album's first single was a remake of The Impressions' 1963 classic It's All Right.

On October 27, 2006, Neville made a guest appearance on an episode of the soap opera The Young and the Restless. He sang Stand By Me" and Ain't No Sunshine, from his album, Bring It on Home … The Soul Classics. In 2008 he released Gold, which includes a double album of his hits.

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Joy to the World
Aaron Neville Lyrics

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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.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Aaron Neville's "Joy to the World" is a beautiful ode to the coming of the Lord, and it encourages every heart to prepare a place for Him. The song is an exultation of the joy that the Savior brings, and it celebrates the reign of Christ as the King of the world. The first stanza describes the arrival of the Lord and how the whole earth should welcome Him. It declares that heaven and nature should sing with joy to celebrate His coming.

In the second stanza, the song emphasizes the fact that the Savior reigns over everything, and it calls on men to use their songs and musical instruments to join the chorus of nature in celebrating the Savior. The stanza describes how every element of nature, from the fields to the rocks, will be singing the joyous tune of the Savior's reign.

The third stanza promises eternal peace, as it proclaims that the Savior comes to end all sorrow, misery, and pain. He comes to bring blessings to all who make room for Him in their hearts. And finally, the song declares that the Lord rules the world with truth and grace and will make all nations bask in the glory of His righteousness and wonders of His love.

Line by Line Meaning

Joy to the World , the Lord is come!
Let us all rejoice, for the Lord has arrived and brought happiness and peace to the world.

Let earth receive her King;
Let the earth welcome its King, who has come to bring salvation and grace.

Let every heart prepare Him room,
Let us all open our hearts and make space for Him, so that we may receive His love and blessings.

And Heaven and nature sing,
Even the heavens and the natural world sing with joy, proclaiming the arrival of the Lord.

And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.
The joyous sounds of celebration echo throughout heaven and nature, united in their praise of the Lord.

Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!
Let us all rejoice, for the Savior reigns over the world with a loving and merciful hand.

Let men their songs employ;
Let all of humanity use their voices to sing songs of praise and gratitude for the Savior.

While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
All different aspects of nature, from fields to floods and rocks to hills and plains, join in singing the praises of the Lord.

Repeat the sounding joy,
Let us all repeatedly proclaim the joyous sounds of praise and celebration for the Savior's reign.

Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
The joyful chorus of voices repeating the praises of the Lord echoes throughout the earth, bringing joy to all who hear it.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,
The Savior has come to put a stop to the growth of sin and sorrow in the world.

Nor thorns infest the ground;
The Savior has come to eliminate the causes of pain and suffering in the world, removing the thorns from the ground.

He comes to make His blessings flow
The Lord has come to spread His love and blessings across the world, bringing happiness and joy to all.

Far as the curse is found,
The blessings of the Lord will extend to all corners of the earth, even to the places where the curse of sin is present.

Far as, far as, the curse is found.
The Lord's blessings will reach as far as the curse of sin has spread, bringing hope and redemption to all.

He rules the world with truth and grace,
The Lord's rule over the world is characterized by truth and grace, bringing justice and mercy to all.

And makes the nations prove
The Lord's rule over the world is evident in the way that nations demonstrate His power and love.

The glories of His righteousness,
The Lord's righteousness and goodness are reflected in the wonders of His creation and His love for humanity.

And wonders of His love,
The many wonderful acts of love and mercy that the Lord performs demonstrate the depth and power of His love for all people.

And wonders, wonders, of His love.
The wonders of the Lord's love are so great that they cannot be fully comprehended, inspiring us to continue celebrating and praising Him forever.

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