144.  Joy To The World

1
Joy to the world! the Lord is come!
Let saints rejoice and sing!
He comes to claim his virgin bride,
Her triumph soon to bring,
Her triumph soon to bring,
Her triumph, her triumph soon to bring.

2
Lift up your heads, ye fainting souls!
The signs long promised read,
Messiah’s chariot onward rolls;
He soon the world will lead,
He soon the world will lead,
He soon, he soon the world will lead.

3
Joy to the world! the Lord shall reign!
Let men their songs employ;
While field and wood, and hill and plain,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

4
He’ll rule the world with truth and grace
The nations all shall prove
The blessings of his righteousness,
And wonders of his love,
And wonders of his love,
And wonders, and wonders of his love.

5
Glad tidings of great joy to all
Through this blest gospel flow;
A sweet relief from ev’ry ill,
And rest from all our woe,
And rest from all our woe,
And rest, and rest from all our woe.

6
Joy to the world! the Lord is come!
O earth, receive thy King!
Let ev’ry heart prepare him room,
And grateful tribute bring,
And grateful tribute bring,
And grateful, and grateful tribute bring.