Percy Faith was born April 7, 1908, and died February 9, 1976. He was a Can… Read Full Bio ↴Percy Faith was born April 7, 1908, and died February 9, 1976. He was a Canadian-born bandleader, orchestrator and composer who was known for his lush arrangements of pop standards.

He was often credited with creating the "easy listening", or "mood music" format which became a staple of American popular music in the 1950's and continued well into the 1960's.

Joy To The World
Percy Faith and His Orchestra Lyrics

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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

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 and wonders of His love

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

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Joy to the World" describe the joy and celebration felt by all of Heaven and Earth at the coming of the Lord. The first stanza encourages all of the earth to prepare for the coming of their King, and to rejoice in His arrival along with Heaven and nature. The second stanza acknowledges that the Savior now reigns, and that every person can join in song to acknowledge His great power and love. The final stanza declares that the Lord rules the world with truth and grace, and makes all nations see the wonders and glories of His righteousness and love.

The repetition of "Joy to the world" throughout the song creates a sense of overwhelming joy and celebration, and the powerful imagery of nature joining in song with Heaven reflects a feeling of unity and harmony. The lyrics capture the essence of Christmas as a time of joy and celebration, as well as a time to reflect on the power and love of God.

Line by Line Meaning

Joy to the world, the Lord is come
Let us celebrate with great happiness for the arrival of our Lord.

Let earth receive her King
May all of the world welcome their divine and loving King.

Let every heart prepare Him room
May each and every person make way in their hearts for the Lord's presence.

And Heaven and nature sing
For even the heavens and all of nature itself rejoice in the Lord's coming.

And Heaven and nature sing
Again we hear that even the heavens and all of nature itself rejoice in the Lord's coming.

And Heaven and Heaven and nature sing
All of the celestial and earthly creation sings praises to the Lord.

Joy to the world, the Savior reigns
How wonderful it is to have the Savior ruling over us with his love.

Let men their songs employ
Let all people sing out with praises for the Lord's reign.

While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains
Even the fields, floods, rocks, hills, and plains echo with the joyful sound.

Repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy
Let the joyful sound continue to echo all around us.

Repeat, repeat the sounding joy
Again let the joyful sound echo around us.

He rules the world with truth and grace
The Lord governs the world with both justice and compassion.

And makes the nations prove
All of the nations of the world can witness the might of the Lord's power.

The glories of His righteousness
Everyone can see the splendour of the Lord's moral excellence.

And wonders of His love
And likewise, all can see the marvellous extent of the Lord's love.

And wonders of His love
Once again we're reminded of the incredible scope of the Lord's love.

And wonders and wonders of His love
The Lord's love is so great, it is worth reflecting on over and over again.

Joy to the world, the Lord is come
Again let us celebrate with great happiness for the arrival of our Lord.

Let earth receive her King
Once more, may all of the world welcome their divine and loving King.

Let every heart prepare Him room
Again let us make way in our hearts for the Lord's presence.

And Heaven and nature sing
Again we hear that even the heavens and all of nature itself rejoice in the Lord's coming.

And Heaven and nature sing
Continuing to remind us that even the heavens and all of nature itself rejoice in the Lord's coming.

And Heaven and Heaven and nature sing
Reaffirming that all of the celestial and earthly creation sings praises to the Lord.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: TRADITIONAL, BRIAN SCOTT BENNETT

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@texmustangbullitt

18w

Percy Faith and His Orchestra was always a Christmas staple in our home growing up. His arrangements are truly amazing back then and today! !

@marksflics

2y↑10

As a kid we played this version of Joy to the World every Christmas morning. I still think it is the most wonderful and glorious version of Christmas Joy!