He preached in independent congregations, and wrote over 500 hymns.
His best known hymns are Alas! And Did My Saviour Bleed?, When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, Give To Our God Immortal Praise, and the Christmas carol Joy to the World!
2) There is also a contemporary music artist Isaac Watts (1978-present). His first album you can see below was face Down in the Deep End.... It was a secular album releaced in May of 2006. His second album is saved From Myself. It is a Christian Album he released with Tate music in March 2011.
Joy To The World
Isaac Watts 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.
Isaac Watts's "Joy to the World" is a marvellous hymn that encourages people to celebrate the arrival of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. The first stanza talks about the arrival of Jesus as a king, and how the whole earth is ready to welcome Him. It depicts a joyful occasion where the heavens and nature are singing in unison to celebrate the coming of the Messiah. The second stanza shifts focus to the Savior and how His reign is being celebrated. The natural landscape of the world is also participating in the jubilation. The stanza talks about how rocks, hills, plains, fields, and floods are echoing the sounds of the Savior's arrival convincingly.
The third stanza makes it clear that Christ's arrival means the end of the suffering caused by sin and sorrow. Through His blessings, the Savior has come to ensure that no more sorrow shall grow. This stanza embodies the message of hope and restoration that Jesus brings to the world through His coming. The last stanza talks about how Jesus has taken up the mantle of leadership over the entire world, and through His loving nature, He ensures that all nations appreciate His righteousness and love. "Joy to the World" is a powerful hymn that calls all people to celebrate the coming of the Messiah and appreciate His reign.
Line by Line Meaning
Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let us all rejoice, for the Lord has arrived!
Let earth receive her King;
May the earth welcome its rightful King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
Let each and every one of us make space in our hearts for Him;
And heaven and nature sing,
Even the heavens and nature itself join in the celebration;
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
May we put an end to sin and sorrow;
Nor thorns infest the ground;
May the earth no longer be infested with thorns;
He comes to make His blessings flow
He arrives to bestow His blessings upon us,
Far as the curse is found,
And to spread His blessings as far as the curse has spread;
He rules the world with truth and grace,
He governs the world with both truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
And shows the nations,
The glories of His righteousness,
The magnificent righteousness that He possesses,
And wonders of His love,
And the wonders of His great love;
And wonders, wonders, of His love.
Such great wonders, wonders of His love!
Contributed by Brayden B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ravi Srinivasan
Searched a lot here on yt to find a version worthy of the title... Excellent!
Martin Cuyegkeng
Thank you for sharing! Well done and like 21. :) You inspired my simple alternate version which hopefully comes out well too.
nicole hetrick
Beautifully done!!
Radhika Joshi
Hey, its beautiful
Lots of love from India xD
Sarita Paloma
Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.