Joy To The World
Cleophus Robinson 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 heaven and nature sing.
Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns;
Let men their songs employ;
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 blessing 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
The song Joy To The World by Cleophus Robinson is an ode to the birth of Jesus Christ and the joy and hope that his arrival brings to the world. The song begins with the proclamation that the Lord has come and encourages the earth to receive her King. The following lines urge every heart to prepare room for Him and join in with heaven and nature in singing praises to Him.
The second stanza speaks of the reign of the Savior, with men urged to employ their songs in honor of Him. The imagery of fields, floods, rocks, hills, and plains joining in with a sounding joy emphasizes the global impact of Jesus’ arrival. The final stanza of the song reflects on the transformative power of Jesus’s love, which makes blessings flow as far as the curse is found. The song concludes by affirming Jesus’ sovereignty over the world and his righteousness.
Overall, Joy To The World is a celebration of Jesus’ arrival, and the transformative and redemptive power that he brings to the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Joy to the world! the Lord is come;
Let there be happiness in this world! The Lord has arrived;
Let earth receive her King;
Let the earth welcome and accept its ruler or king;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
Every individual should create space in their heart and ready themselves for Him;
and heaven and nature sing,
Heaven and nature rejoice and celebrate;
and heaven and nature sing,
Heaven and nature rejoice and celebrate;
and heaven, and heaven and nature sing.
Heaven and nature sing in complete unison.
Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns;
Let there be happiness on the earth! The Savior governs;
Let men their songs employ;
Men should use their musical talent and sing;
while fields and floods,
Even the fields and floods,
rocks, hills and plains
rocks, hills, and plain lands
Repeat the sounding joy,
should repeat the resounding happiness,
Repeat the sounding joy,
should repeat the resounding happiness,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
Continue to repeat the resounding happiness.
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Do not let sins and sorrows increase anymore,
nor thorns infest the ground;
nor let the thorns spread across the ground;
He comes to make His blessing flow
He arrives to shower everyone with His blessings
far as the curse is found,
to the farthest reach of where the curse could have touched,
far as the curse is found,
to the farthest reach of where the curse could have touched,
far as, far as the curse is found.
to the farthest reach of where the curse could have touched.
He rules the world with truth and grace,
He governs the world with truth and grace,
and makes the nations prove
and forces the nations to test
the glories of His righteousness,
His righteous deeds
and wonders of His love,
and the miracles of His love,
and wonders of His love,
and the miracles of His love,
and wonders, wonders of His love.
and the countless miracles of His love.
Writer(s): Traditional, Bruce Fingers, Billie Ray Fingers, Jared Fry
Contributed by Lauren J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.