Joy to the World
Author: Isaac Watts
Composer: Varies by tune (see below)
Languages (57)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Afrikaans: Vreugde Op Aard’
- Albanian: Botës Gëzim
- American Sign Language (ASL): Joy to the World
- Armenian (West): ՑՆԾԱՅ ԵՐԿԻՐ, ՏԷՐԸ ԿՈՒԳԱՅ
- Bulgarian: Господ е тук, ликувайте!
- Cantonese (Romanized/Pingyam): [Unknown title]
- Cebuano: Kalipay sa Kalibutan
- Chinese (Simplified): 普世欢腾
- Chinese (Traditional): 普世歡騰
- Croatian: Radosni svijet
- Czech: Nádherně zní
- Danish: Fryd dig, o jord
- Dutch: Juich, wereld, juich!
- English: Joy to the World
- English Braille: ⠠⠚⠕⠽ ⠞⠕ ⠮ ⠠⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙
- Estonian: Rõõm kogu maal
- Fijian: Me Da Marau
- Finnish: Riemuitse, maa
- French: Oh, quel bonheur! Jésus viendra!
- French (French Polynesia): Ua Tae Mai te Mesia
- French (Haiti): Réjouis-toi, ô univers; Voici notre Seigneur
- German: Freu dich, o Welt, der Herr erschien!
- Greek: Χαίρει η γη κι οι ουρανοί
- Hawaiian: Hauoli Ke Ao, Ua Hiki Mai Ke Alii
- Hmong: Ntiaj Teb Zoo Siab
- Hungarian: Örvendj, világ
- Icelandic: Fagna þú veröld
- Indonesian: Suka Cita bagi Dunia
- Italian: Gioisca il mondo
- Japanese: もろびと，こぞりて
- Japanese (Hiragana): もろびと，こぞりて
- Japanese (Kanji): もろびと，こぞりて
- Kekchi: Sahaq eechʼool, li Qaawaʼ xchal
- Khmer (Cambodian): អំណរដល់លោក
- Korean: 기쁘다 구주 오셨네
- Latvian: Prieks pasaulei
- Lithuanian: Džiaukis, pasauli
- Mandarin (Romanized/Pinyin): Pǔ shì huānténg
- Maori: Ka Koa te Ao
- Mongolian: Хүн зон баярла
- Navajo: Hózhǫ́ Náhásdlį́į́ʼ Niʼ Bikááʼ
- Norwegian: La oss forene her vår sang
- Polish: Raduj się świecie
- Portuguese: Mundo Feliz, Nasceu Jesus
- Romanian: E bucurie în lume
- Russian: Радуйся, мир!
- Samoan: Le Lalolagi ia Fiafia
- Spanish: ¡Regocijad! Jesús nació
- Spanish Braille: ⠠⠗⠑⠛⠕⠉⠊⠚⠁⠙⠖ ⠠⠚⠑⠎ ⠎ ⠝⠁⠉⠊
- Swahili: Shangwe Kote
- Swedish: Gläd dig, o jord
- Tagalog: O Magsaya
- Tahitian: Ua Tae Mai te Mesia
- Thai: โลกจงสุขี
- Tongan: Fiefia ki Māmani
- Ukrainian: Світе, зустрінь свого Творця!
- Zulu: Lizwe, Thokoza, Nans’ iNkos’
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Most common tunes for “Joy to the World”
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Appearances of “Joy to the World” over time
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1832 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: The Evening and the Morning Star (1832–1834), Dec 1832.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Joy to the world, the Lord is come; Let earth receive her King! Let ev’ry heart prepare him room, And Saints and angels sing, And Saints and angels sing, And Saints, 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, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
3. No more will sin and sorrow grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He’ll come and make the blessings flow Far as the curse was found, Far as the curse was found, Far as, far as the curse was found.
4. Rejoice! Rejoice in the Most High, While Israel spreads abroad Like stars that glitter in the sky, And ever worship God, And ever worship God, And ever, and ever worship God.
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