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Joy, Joy, Let the Whole World Sing
Let every heart make room tonight
Let every voice rise up in light
From earth below to stars above
The King has come, the gift of love
Joy to the world; the Lord is come
Let Earth receive her King;
Let ev'ry heart prepare him room
And heav'n and nature sing
Joy, joy, let the whole world sing
Joy, joy, welcome the King
Heaven and nature raise their voice
Christmas is here, let all rejoice
Joy to the Earth, the Savior reigns
Our mortal songs employ
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Joy, joy, let the whole world sing
Joy, joy, welcome the King
Heaven and nature raise their voice
Christmas is here, let all rejoice
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
Joy, joy, let the whole world sing
Joy, joy, welcome the King
Heaven and nature raise their voice
Christmas is here, let all rejoice
He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness
And wonders of his love
Joy, joy, let the whole world sing
Joy, joy, welcome the King
Heaven and nature raise their voice
Christmas is here, let all rejoice
He came and all creation sang
His joy through fields and valleys rang
His grace flows on through every land
His love still reaches where we stand
Joy, joy, let the whole world sing
Joy, joy, welcome the King
Heaven and nature raise their voice
Christmas is here, let all rejoice
Let the whole world sing, let the whole world sing
ABOUT THIS SONG
Written and produced by Tasmanian songwriter Jason Bresnehan, Joy, Joy, Let the Whole World Sing is a musical arrangement in the pop genre with a female vocal. The song reimagines the traditional Christian hymn Joy to the World, retaining its four original verses while adding a new introduction, chorus, bridge and outro to create a contemporary Christmas arrangement centred on the arrival of Christ.
The lyrics celebrate the coming of Christ as a source of joy extending across humanity and the whole of Creation. The original words move from welcoming the King, through the response of fields, floods, rocks, hills and plains, to Christ’s victory over sin and sorrow and His rule through truth, grace and love. The new chorus gathers those ideas into a simple invitation for the whole world to sing, while the bridge brings the message into the present: the joy announced at Christ’s coming continues through Creation, grace and love today.
The artwork depicts a large Christmas concert with a vocalist performing before a crowd holding raised lights. A prominent banner carries the song title, Joy, Joy, Let the Whole World Sing, while the surrounding lights create the visual impression of many individual voices joining together in one celebration. The scale of the gathering reflects the song’s central image of Christmas joy spreading beyond the individual until the whole world joins the song.
This song forms part of the Merry Christmas Collection by Seventh Ribbon Music.
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