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Joy to the World
"Joy to the World" is a popular Christmas
carol[1] with words by Isaac
Watts. As of the late 20th century, "Joy to the World"
was the most-published Christmas hymn in North America.
carol[1] with words by Isaac
Watts. As of the late 20th century, "Joy to the World"
was the most-published Christmas hymn in North America.
Origin
The words of the hymn are by English writer Isaac Watts, based on Psalm 98, 96:11-12 and Genesis 3:17-18. The song was first
published in 1719 in Watts' collection The Psalms of David: Imitated in
the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and
worship. The paraphrase is Watts' Christologicalinterpretation. Consequently, he
does not emphasize with equal weight the various themes of Psalm 98. In stanzas
1 and 2 Watts writes of heaven and earth rejoicing at the coming of the King.
An interlude that depends more on Watts' interpretation than the psalm text,
stanza 3 speaks of Christ's blessings extending victoriously over the realm of
sin. The cheerful repetition of the non-psalm phrase "far as the curse is
found" has caused this stanza to be omitted from some hymnals. But the
line makes joyful sense when understood from the New Testament eyes through
which Watts interprets the psalm. Stanza 4 celebrates Christ's rule over the
nations.". The nations are called to celebrate because God's faithfulness
to the house of Israel has brought salvation to the world.
published in 1719 in Watts' collection The Psalms of David: Imitated in
the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and
worship. The paraphrase is Watts' Christologicalinterpretation. Consequently, he
does not emphasize with equal weight the various themes of Psalm 98. In stanzas
1 and 2 Watts writes of heaven and earth rejoicing at the coming of the King.
An interlude that depends more on Watts' interpretation than the psalm text,
stanza 3 speaks of Christ's blessings extending victoriously over the realm of
sin. The cheerful repetition of the non-psalm phrase "far as the curse is
found" has caused this stanza to be omitted from some hymnals. But the
line makes joyful sense when understood from the New Testament eyes through
which Watts interprets the psalm. Stanza 4 celebrates Christ's rule over the
nations.". The nations are called to celebrate because God's faithfulness
to the house of Israel has brought salvation to the world.
Music
Watts' 1719 preface says the verses "..are fitted to
the Tunes of the Old PSALM-BOOK" and
includes the instruction "sing all entitled COMMON METER". In
the late 1700's Joy to the World was printed together with music several times.
the Tunes of the Old PSALM-BOOK" and
includes the instruction "sing all entitled COMMON METER". In
the late 1700's Joy to the World was printed together with music several times.
The version of this carol usually heard today is from the
edition by Lowell Mason for The
National Psalmist (Boston, 1848), his fourth revision of the tune he
named ANTIOCH and attributed as "arranged
from Handel".
This tune has the first four notes in common with the chorus Lift up your heads from Messiah (premiered 1742), and the
third line recalls the arioso Comfort ye from the same oratorio,
but this resemblance is dismissed as 'chance resemblance' by Handel scholars
today. A 1986 article by John Wilson showed ANTIOCH's close resemblance
to a predecessor titled COMFORT and associated with Wesley's hymn "O Joyful Sound",
with one publication firmly dated 1833, three years earlier than Mason's first
version.
edition by Lowell Mason for The
National Psalmist (Boston, 1848), his fourth revision of the tune he
named ANTIOCH and attributed as "arranged
from Handel".
This tune has the first four notes in common with the chorus Lift up your heads from Messiah (premiered 1742), and the
third line recalls the arioso Comfort ye from the same oratorio,
but this resemblance is dismissed as 'chance resemblance' by Handel scholars
today. A 1986 article by John Wilson showed ANTIOCH's close resemblance
to a predecessor titled COMFORT and associated with Wesley's hymn "O Joyful Sound",
with one publication firmly dated 1833, three years earlier than Mason's first
version.
Words
The text appears thus in The
Psalms of David : imitated in the Language of the New Testament, and
apply'd to the Christian State and Worship (London 1719):
Psalms of David : imitated in the Language of the New Testament, and
apply'd to the Christian State and Worship (London 1719):
Psalm XCVIII. Second Part.
The Messiah's Coming and Kingdom
Joy to the World; the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King!
Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing.
Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields & floods, rocks, hills & 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.
He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love.
The Messiah's Coming and Kingdom
Joy to the World; the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King!
Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing.
Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields & floods, rocks, hills & 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.
He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love.
Lyric variants
In the Latter-day Saint hymnal, the refrain in the first
verse is "And Saints and Angels Sing" (see Joy to the World
(Phelps)).
verse is "And Saints and Angels Sing" (see Joy to the World
(Phelps)).
Modern recordings, including those aimed at children such
as VeggieTales (part
of A Very Veggie Christmas, The Singing Christmas Tree)
and Disney Sing-Along versions, often omit the third verse.
as VeggieTales (part
of A Very Veggie Christmas, The Singing Christmas Tree)
and Disney Sing-Along versions, often omit the third verse.
A variation of the song called "Joy to the World (That I
Just Saved)", sung by Shameik Moore (sung by Spider-Man in the fictional context), is
on the A Very Spidey Christmas album, which was released as
promotion for the movie Spider-Man:
Into the Spider-verse. The lyrical variation involves
Spider-Man's humorous lament over not getting paid whenever he saves the world.
Just Saved)", sung by Shameik Moore (sung by Spider-Man in the fictional context), is
on the A Very Spidey Christmas album, which was released as
promotion for the movie Spider-Man:
Into the Spider-verse. The lyrical variation involves
Spider-Man's humorous lament over not getting paid whenever he saves the world.
Recordings
A version by the Trinity Choir was very popular in 1911 and
the carol has since been recorded by many artists including Andy Williams, The Supremes, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Cash, Nat King Cole, Walter Cherry, Neil Diamond, Pat Boone, Perry Como, Vic Damone, Mariah Carey, and the A Capella group Pentatonix. As of the late 20th century,
"Joy to the World" was the most-published Christmas hymn in North
America.
the carol has since been recorded by many artists including Andy Williams, The Supremes, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Cash, Nat King Cole, Walter Cherry, Neil Diamond, Pat Boone, Perry Como, Vic Damone, Mariah Carey, and the A Capella group Pentatonix. As of the late 20th century,
"Joy to the World" was the most-published Christmas hymn in North
America.
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