Joy To The World
Boney M (Holiday) Lyrics


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Joy to the world
Joy to the world
Joy to the world

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
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy

Joy to the world
Joy to the world
Joy to the world
Joy to the world

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





And heaven and heaven and nature sing

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Boney M's "Joy To The World" song are rooted in Christian theology and express the joy and celebration that comes with the arrival of Jesus Christ. The first verse celebrates the arrival of the Lord and encourages the earth to prepare for his arrival, singing that "heaven and nature" will join in this celebration as well. The second verse continues this celebration by declaring that the "savior reigns" and that people should join in singing his praises. The final verse repeats the first verse, reiterating the joy that comes with the arrival of Jesus.


The song's lyrics are based on Psalm 98, which is a psalm of praise for God's salvation and victories. The words were adapted into song lyrics by Isaac Watts, an English writer and theologian, and the melody was written by George Frideric Handel, a German-English composer. The lyrics were then modified and arranged by Lowell Mason.


Line by Line Meaning

Joy to the world
Let us express our happiness to the world


The lord is come
Our Lord has arrived


Let earth receive her king
May the earth welcome its king


Let every heart prepare him room
May everyone prepare a place for him in their heart


And heaven and nature sing
Even the heavens and nature celebrate his arrival


The savior reigns
Our savior is in power


Let men their songs employ
Men should use their songs to praise him


While fields and floods
Even the fields and floods are joining in


Rocks, hills and plains
The rocks, hills and plains are also singing his praises


Repeat the sounding joy
Let us keep repeating the joyous song


Joy to the world
Let us express our happiness to the world


And heaven and heaven and nature sing
Even the heavens and nature celebrate his arrival


Joy to the world
Let us express our happiness to the world


The lord is come
Our Lord has arrived


Let earth receive her king
May the earth welcome its king


Let every heart prepare him room
May everyone prepare a place for him in their heart


And heaven and nature sing
Even the heavens and nature celebrate his arrival


And heaven and heaven and nature sing
Even the heavens and nature celebrate his arrival




Lyrics © HAL LEONARD LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Lowell Mason, Roger Wilcock

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Peter Klassen

The best version of this song ever!!!! love it!

Nicolas Thompson

I love this song so much. It makes me always remember many sweet past Xmas. Thank you Boney M.

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zona02

I really like this song often makes me mourn, thanks for sharing this beautiful song and thanks for biblical reflections.

Nicolas Thompson

I love this song so much. It makes me always remember many sweet past Xmas. Thank you Boney M.

EDWIN FERNANDES

Nicolas Thompson me too its so exhilarating

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Nicolas Thompson Why Xmas it’s (Christ) mas

NANI NANI

Why people dislike this beautiful song . It remind my christmas days

Angpa Wittmann

Merry Christmas

Tol Apostol

@NANI NANI merry christmas chan rak khun💛💙🌲

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