184   JOY TO THE WORLD




[V1]


Joy to the world, the Lord will come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare him room,
And heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n, and heav’n and nature sing.

[V2]
Joy to the earth, the Lord will reign!
Let men their sings employ;
While fields and floods, rocks hills, and plains,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

[V3]
Soon will he rule the earth with grace,
And make the nations prove;
The glories of his righteousness,
And wonders of his love,
And wonders of his love,
And won- and wonders of his love.