Joy
Baxter Les and His Orchestra Lyrics
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Let earth receive her king.
Let every heart prepare him room,
And heaven and nature sing (and heaven and nature sing!)
And heaven and nature sing (and heaven and nature sing!)
And heaven and heaven and nature sing.
Joy to the world! the savior reigns
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains
Repeat the sounding joy (repeat the sounding joy!)
Repeat the sounding joy (repeat the sounding joy!)
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
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 of his love (and wonders of his love!)
And wonders, and wonders of his love.
The lyrics to Baxter Les and His Orchestra's song "Joy to the World" celebrates the arrival of the lord and savior to earth. The song begins with the announcement of the lord's arrival and a call for the earth to receive him as king. Every heart is encouraged to prepare room for him and join in with the choir of heaven and nature in singing his praises. The chorus repeats three times with emphasis on heaven and nature singing in unison.
Continuing with the focus on the savior, the second stanza highlights his reign and an invitation for all men to join in song. The tone shifts to a more joyous and upbeat style as the fields, floods, hills, and plains ring out in the sounding joy. The repetition of the sounding joy emphasizes the continued celebration and the participation of all creation in the praise.
The final stanza reinforces the lord's sovereignty with the declaration that he rules the world with truth and grace. The nations are called to witness the glories of his righteousness and the wonders of his love. The final repetition of wonders of his love brings the song to a resounding and triumphant conclusion, solidifying the message of the joyous occasion.
Line by Line Meaning
Joy to the world! the lord is come
Let's celebrate! The Lord has arrived!
Let earth receive her king.
The whole world should welcome their King.
Let every heart prepare him room,
We should all make space in our hearts for Him.
And heaven and nature sing (and heaven and nature sing!)
Everything in heaven and nature is joining in the celebration!
And heaven and nature sing (and heaven and nature sing!)
Their joy is so great they can't help but keep singing!
And heaven and heaven and nature sing.
Everyone and everything is singing together!
Joy to the world! the savior reigns
Let's keep the celebration going! Our Savior is in power!
Let men their songs employ
Men should use their voices to sing songs of praise.
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains
Even the fields, floods, rocks, hills, and plains are joining in!
Repeat the sounding joy (repeat the sounding joy!)
Let's keep repeating the joyful sounds of the season!
Repeat the sounding joy (repeat the sounding joy!)
It's so much fun we have to keep doing it!
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
Let's keep repeating the joyful sounds of the season over and over!
He rules the world with truth and grace,
He's in charge of the whole world and keeps everything true and good.
And makes the nations prove
The nations will see and experience His greatness.
The glories of his righteousness,
All the good He's done will be celebrated.
And wonders of his love (and wonders of his love!)
We're all amazed at His great love for us!
And wonders of his love (and wonders of his love!)
His love is so amazing we can't stop celebrating it!
And wonders, and wonders of his love.
We just can't get enough of His wonderful love!
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Lowell Mason, Roger Wilcock
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@euphosphonos
A generous sampling of Ravel's Mother Goose Suite.
@BlueStarCadet08
It's MRS. Trololo
@philipzamora4259
In an alternate universe: Ray's The Alien is scored by Les Baxter. LOL
@TheGuinever
She sounds kind of like ....a voice teacher.
@kraken138
Terrific music, but I don't think they can really claim that the theme to E.T. was stolen from this.
@happymoogman
As a songwriter and composer myself, I totally agree. Nothing similar here that I can hear. Probably professional jealousy abounding.
@FranticAnimations
I hear E.T.
@jamesbond5460
You don't hear E.T. in this???
@BerkeleyBass
No more so than in this, or in many, many classical works. https://youtu.be/_7HvURBhMGE?t=64
@philipzamora4259
Nope.