Noted and acclaimed for its members' excellent musicianship and humorous dispositions, The Philadelphia Brass has performed in over 500 concerts, toured internationally as well as throughout the United States of America, and given numerous clinics and master classes.
In addition to its status as a performing ensemble, The Philadelphia Brass is committed to public education; the group has coached musicians of all ages, and each member is a noted music educator.
Members:
Anthony Cecere, horn
Robert Gale, trombone
Brian Kuszyk, trumpet
Scott Mendoker, tuba
Lawrence Wright, trumpet
Joy To The World
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble 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" is a classic Christmas hymn that celebrates the coming of the Savior, whose arrival brings joy to the entire world. The first verse sets the scene by announcing that the Lord has come and that the earth is receiving its King. The second verse invites men to join in singing and praises how even inanimate objects like fields and floods can join in the jubilation of the Savior’s arrival. The third verse talks about how the Savior has come to make his blessings flow and eliminate evil in the world. He has come to remove thorns and make his blessings go as far as the curse. The final verse of the song talks about how the Savior will rule the world with truth and grace, making nations prove the wonder of righteousness and love.
Overall, the song "Joy to the World" celebrates the hope, happiness, and blessings that the coming of Jesus Christ brought to the world. It speaks of a world without sin and sorrow, a world in which the Savior’s love reigns supreme. The hymn tells us that we should prepare our hearts to receive the King, and join in the celebrations with heaven and nature singing.
Line by Line Meaning
Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let us all be joyful, for the Lord has arrived!
Let earth receive her King,
May the earth open its arms to receive its King!
Let every heart prepare Him room,
May we all open our hearts to make a place for Him!
And heaven and nature sing,
Even the heavens and nature itself sing and celebrate!
And heaven and nature sing,
Even the heavens and nature itself sing and celebrate!
And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.
The heavens, the heavens and nature itself all come together in unison to sing!
Joy to the world, the Savior reigns!
We can all find joy in the fact that our Savior is in charge and ruling!
Let men their songs employ,
Let all of us join together and sing songs of praise!
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Even the natural world around us- the fields, floods, rocks, hills, and plains- can join in with us!
Repeat the sounding joy,
May we all continue to repeat the sound of pure joy!
Repeat the sounding joy,
May we all continue to repeat the sound of pure joy!
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
Let us all repeat, again and again, the sound of pure joy!
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
We must not let sins and sorrows keep spreading and growing!
Nor thorns infest the ground,
We will not allow thorns to overrun and infest the land!
He comes to make His blessings flow
Our Savior has arrived to bless us and allow blessings to flow in abundance!
Far as the curse is found,
He has come to dispel evil and sorrow as far as it exists!
Far as the curse is found,
He has come to dispel evil and sorrow as far as it exists!
Far as, far as, the curse is found.
As far as the curse can possibly reach, our Savior has come to dispel it!
He rules the world with truth and grace,
Our Savior rules over the world with both truth and grace in perfect balance!
And makes the nations prove
And He will prove to all the nations His power and glory!
The glories of His righteousness,
The beautiful and glorious aspects of His righteousness will be made known!
And wonders of His love,
We will see and marvel at the wonders that stem from His boundless love!
And wonders of His love,
We will see and marvel at the wonders that stem from His boundless love!
And wonders, wonders, of His love.
Truly, there will be so many wonders that stem from His love, and they will continue to wow us!
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., O/B/O APRA AMCOS, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JENIFER KAREN WATTS, SIMON ELLIOTT VARGA
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