Ken Andrews (Failure, Year of the Rabbit, Mae) produced their Debut album, "Twilight", which was released January 23, 2007 on Credential Recordings.
Since the release of their debut, the band, now focused around Eric Owyoung and a rotating cast of members, released the Advent Christmas EP over the Christmas of 2008.
This was followed up by the Travel series of albums, Travel, Travel II and Travel III, to be released on 30th June 2010. Three sets with six tracks each, and released just months apart; Travel, Travel II, and Travel III use the carriers of air, sea, and land respectively to explore our temporary struggles and eternal hopes, ultimately discovering what matters most.
The band will tour as a Trio for the '3tour' in 2010, with Eric Owyoung being joined by T.J. Hill and Liz Lee.
Joy To The World
Future of Forestry 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 World, the Savior reigns!
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.
The song "Joy to the World" by Future of Forestry is a modern rendition of the classic Christmas carol. The first verse emphasizes the arrival of the Lord, depicting it as a joyful event. The lyrics invite all of earth to receive its King and prepare a room for him in their hearts. The second line repeats the joyous nature of the event, with even heaven and nature singing along. The second verse is a continuation of the first, with an emphasis on the Savior's reign. The lyrics suggest that men should rejoice and raise their voices in song, and even the fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains should join in the chorus. The repetition of the phrase "repeat the sounding joy" indicates the enthusiasm and celebratory nature of the event. The bridge speaks of the purification and redemption that will come with the Lord's arrival. It speaks of how the Savior will make blessings flow, eliminating sin and sorrow, and giving relief from the "thorns" that infest the ground. The closing verse speaks of how the Savior rules the world with truth and grace, and how his love and righteousness have wondrous effects on nations.
Overall, the song is a call for people to recognize and celebrate God's presence in the world, especially during the holiday season.
Line by Line Meaning
Joy to the World , the Lord is come!
Let us all celebrate and be joyful because the Lord has come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let the whole earth welcome its King and rejoice in his arrival!
Let every heart prepare Him room,
Let us all open our hearts and make room for Him to reside in it!
And Heaven and nature sing,
Let the heavens and nature sing and praise, glorifying the Lord!
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.
The heavens along with nature sings in unison, manifesting the joyous arrival of the Lord!
Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!
Let us all rejoice because the Savior now reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
Let men sing songs and tunes expressing the joy they feel about the arrival and reign of the Savior!
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Every aspect of nature is joining the celebration and singing praises for the Savior's arrival!
Repeat the sounding joy,
The joyous sound and melody of the celebration is so infectious that it reverberates and echoes back!
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
This joyous celebration is so overwhelming, it's worth repeating over and over again!
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
With the arrival of the Savior, sin and sorrows shall cease to exist and fade away!
Nor thorns infest the ground;
Death and decay will disappear from the earth, leaving no trace of its existence!
He comes to make His blessings flow
The Savior arrives with his blessings and showering them upon us marvelously!
Far as the curse is found,
He will bless us with his miracles and love wherever the curse has reached and touched people's lives!
Far as, far as, the curse is found.
It is far-reaching - to every corner of the world and blessing every person along the way!
He rules the world with truth and grace,
He is here to reign over the world with the amazing combination of truth and grace!
And makes the nations prove
He is also making nations realize His righteousness by providing ways for their people to prosper.
The glories of His righteousness,
He is showing the wonders and glories of His righteousness to the world, even still!
And wonders of His love,
Through His love, he is providing miracles and wonderous blessings to the world like never before!
And wonders of His love,
The wonders brought on by His love are never-ending, continuing on into eternity!
Contributed by Daniel Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@ashrickley3168
I had the chance to see them perform the Christmas show in 2010 in a church in Seattle WA. So blessed to see them still performing and sharing this beautiful music of our Savior.
@rickbiessman6084
SO, so cool to see how you went from that kid with blonde dyed hair in Something Like Silas to making a strictly ambient rock FoF debut album to compsing for and conducting a modern orchestra. What a journey it must have been for you over those 20ish years!
@rickbiessman6084
5:59 See how the percussionist playing the big bass drum is passionately singing along? THAT’s the kind of passion I’d want in an ensemble if I had one! (Those stern looking drummers in front of th stage are super cool too tho. :D)
@mopam7
I LOVE THE LAYERS OF INSTRUMENTS AND SINGING THROUGHOUT THIS JOYOUS VERSION OF THIS SONG, YES! Joy to the World our King has come and was risen on the third day and WILL COME AGAIN! *KING JESUS* <3
@adrielmoreirabarbosafilho7755
Wow!!
@Sariah
Wow!!! Your an exceptional musician!!!
@Sunvaqud00
So beautiful to see this come to life with an orchestra. Love hearing your music like this and the quality of the video. Excited to see more!!!
@richjepsen1056
Holy Smokes. This goes from great to awesome at 3 min
@hannahteoh2477
Exquisite! I was blown away.
@UnshackledBanana
Wow this is spectacular. Hello.