JOY to the world! the Lord is come; Let earth receive her King, Let every heart prepare Him room, And Heaven and nature sing.
To our almighty Saviour, God, New honours be addressed: His great salvation shines abroad, And makes the nations blessed.
Joy to the earth! the Saviour reigns; Let us our songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains 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.
Let the whole earth His love proclaim With all her differing tongues, And spread the honours of His name In melody and songs.
Isaac Watts, 1674-1748