Joy To The World
Michael E. Nelson 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 rocks, hills and plains
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, wonders, of His love
The lyrics of Michael E. Nelson's "Joy To The World" describe the joyous celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. The opening lines "Joy to the world, the Lord is come" announce the arrival of Christ, the King who is hailed by Heaven and nature. The next lines "Let earth receive her King, Let every heart prepare Him room" ask for the people on Earth to prepare their hearts and receive Christ as their King. The chorus repeats the first line with added emphasis each time.
In the second verse, the song turns to the Savior's reign and the exaltation of his name. The lines "Let men their songs employ, While fields and rocks, hills and plains, Repeat the sounding joy" call for all of mankind to come and sing songs of joy to Christ's glory. The third verse rounds off the song by acknowledging the rule of Christ over the world with truth and grace. The lines "And makes the nations prove, The glories of His righteousness, And wonders of His love" remind us of the amazing love and righteousness of Christ, which are experienced by all nations.
Line by Line Meaning
Joy to the world, the Lord is come
Let us all rejoice because our Lord has arrived.
Let earth receive her King
Let the entire world welcome our King.
Let every heart prepare Him room
Let every individual make space in their heart for Him.
And Heaven and nature sing
Even the heavens and nature are singing with joy.
And Heaven and nature sing
Even the heavens and nature are singing with joy.
And Heaven and Heaven and nature sing
Even the heavens and nature are singing with joy.
Joy to the world, the Savior reigns
Let us all rejoice because our Savior is ruling over us.
Let men their songs employ
Let us all use our voices to sing praises.
While fields and rocks, hills and plains
All of creation, including the fields, rocks, hills, and plain are rejoicing.
Repeat the sounding joy
Let us continue singing and rejoicing.
Repeat the sounding joy
Let us continue singing and rejoicing.
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy
Let us continue singing and rejoicing.
He rules the world with truth and grace
Our Lord rules the world with both truth and grace.
And makes the nations prove
And the nations will see and experience His greatness.
The glories of His righteousness
They will recognize the glory in His righteousness.
And wonders of His love
And they will witness the wonders of His love.
And wonders of His love
And they will witness the wonders of His love.
And wonders, wonders, of His love
And they will witness the marvelous wonders of His love.
Lyrics © HAL LEONARD LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Lowell Mason, Roger Wilcock
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