Joy to the World
First line: Joy to the world / Mundo feliz, nasceu Jesus / Joy to the world! The Lord will come! / Joy to the world, the Lord is [has] come / Joy to the world, the Lord will come, And earth receive / Lizwe, thokoza, nans’ iNkos’ / Joy to the world! the Lord is come
Original language: English
Words: Isaac Watts
Music: George Frideric Handel
Lyrics (Return to top)
Joy to the world! the Lord will come
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal)
(1840, 1912 ed.), 10
1. Joy to the world! the Lord will comeAnd earth receive her King;Let every heart prepare Him room,And Saints and angels sing.
2. Rejoice! rejoice! When Jesus reigns,And Saints their songs employ;While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains,Repeat the sounding joy.
3. No more will sin and sorrow grow,Nor thorns infest the ground;He’ll come and make the blessings flowFar as the curse was found.
4. Rejoice! rejoice in the Most High!While Israel spreads abroadLike stars that glitter in the sky,And ever worship God.
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These charts show the use of this song in English hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If a song appears in multiple editions of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once. [undetermined] means that tune information has not yet been entered in.
Tunes that have appeared with this song in English
Appearances of this song over time in English
Tune: Antioch (by George Frideric Handel) (Return to top) Tune 201
Joy to the World
Miscellaneous Songs from the Church Website (1992–Present), Dec 2019
Artist: Vocal Point; One Voice Children’s Choir
Lizwe, Thokoza, Nans’ iNkos’ (Zulu)
Miscellaneous Songs from the Church Website (1992–Present), Dec 2020
Artist: Light the World Music Group
Arr.: Jabu Ngcobo; Sindi Ngcobo
Mundo Feliz, Nasceu Jesus (Portuguese)
Miscellaneous Songs from the Church Website (1992–Present), Dec 2019
Artist: Nicole Luz
Joy to the World
Music from First Presidency’s Christmas Devotionals , 1
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square; The Orchestra at Temple Square
Joy to the World
Music from First Presidency’s Christmas Devotionals , 1
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square; The Orchestra at Temple Square
Joy to the World
Music from First Presidency’s Christmas Devotionals , 1
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square; The Orchestra at Temple Square
Joy to the World (December 2018)
Music from First Presidency’s Christmas Devotionals , 1
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square; The Orchestra at Temple Square
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Joy to the World!
Community of Christ Sings (Community of Christ) (2013, 2013 ed.), 408
Arr.: Lowell Mason
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Joy to the World
Hymns of the Restoration (Restoration Hymn Society) (1984, 2008 ed.), 124
Arr.: Lowell Mason
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Joy to the World!
Hymns of the Saints (RLDS) (1981, 1982 ed.), 258
Arr.: Lowell Mason
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Joy to the world! The Lord is come
The Hymnal (RLDS) (1956, 1966 ed.), 148
Arr.: Lowell Mason
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Joy to the world! The Lord is come
The Hymnal (RLDS) (1956, 1958 ed.), 148
Arr.: Lowell Mason
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Joy to the world! The Lord is come
The Hymnal (RLDS) (1956, 1956 ed.), 148
Arr.: Lowell Mason
Unofficial or Local Publications
Joy to the World
Latter-Day Saints Congregational Hymns, Volume 1 (1919, 1919 ed.), 6
Tune: Maggie (by Thomas C. Griggs) (Return to top) Tune 4973
[undetermined] (Return to top)
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Joy to the World!
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Joy To The World
Zion’s Hymnal (Church of Christ, Temple Lot) (1975, 2013 ed.), 52
Other Christian Denominations
Joy to the World (Psalm 98)
Other Christian Denominations
Joy to the World! The Lord Is Come
Other Christian Denominations
Joy to the World! The Lord Is Come
Other Christian Denominations
Joy to the world! The Lord is come
Other Christian Denominations
Joy To the World
Other Christian Denominations
Joy to the World!
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration (1986, 1986 ed.), 125
Other Christian Denominations
Joy to the world! the Lord is come
Other Christian Denominations
Joy to the World!
Other Christian Denominations
Joy to the world! the Lord is come
Other Christian Denominations
Joy to the world, the Lord is [has] come
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Joy to the World
Hymns of the Restoration (Restoration Hymn Society) (1984, 1998 ed.), 110
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Joy to the World
Hymns of the Restoration (Restoration Hymn Society) (1984, 1984 ed.), 110
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Joy To The World
Zion’s Hymnal (Church of Christ, Temple Lot) (1975, 1975 ed.), 52
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Joy to the World!
The Hymnal for Youth (Herald Edition, RLDS) (1951, 1955 ed.), 65
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Joy to the world! The Lord will come
The Saints’ Hymnal (RLDS, Replica) (1933, 1998-replica ed.), 170
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Joy to the world! The Lord will come
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Joy to the world! The Lord will come
Text only (Return to top)
Unofficial or Local Publications
Joy to the world! the Lord will come!
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Joy to the world! the Lord will come!
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Joy to the world, the Lord will come!
Unofficial or Local Publications
Joy to the world, the Lord will come!
Unofficial or Local Publications
Joy to the world! the Lord will come!
Unofficial or Local Publications
Joy to the world! the Lord will come!
