1. Joy to the world! the Lord is come; Let earth receive her King, Let every heart prepare him room And Heaven and nature sing. 2. Joy to the world! the Saviour reigns; Let men their songs employ, While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy. 3. He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness And wonders of his love. Isaac Watts (1674-1748) Psalms 98:4-9 (MSG) 4 Shout your praises to God, everybody! Let loose and sing! Strike up the band! 5 Round up an orchestra to play for God, Add on a hundred-voice choir. 6 Feature trumpets and big trombones, Fill the air with praises to King God. 7 Let the sea and its fish give a round of applause, With everything living on earth joining in. 8 Let ocean breakers call out, Encore! And mountains harmonize the finale— 9 A tribute to God when he comes, When he comes to set the earth right. Hell straighten out the whole world, Hell put the world right, and everyone in it.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:27:14 +0000