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 ( and heav'n and nature sing! )

And heav'n and nature sing ( and heav'n and nature sing! )

And heav'n and heav'n and nature sing.



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Joy to the world! the saviour reigns;

Let men their songs employ;

While fields and floodsrockshillsand plains

Repeat the sounding joy ( repeat the sounding joy! )

Repeat the sounding joy ( repeat the sounding joy! )

Repeatrepeat the sounding joy.



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He rules the world with truth and grace

And makes the nations prove

The glories of his righteousness

And wonders of his love ( and wonders of his love! )

And wonders of his love ( and wonders of his love! )

And wondersand wonders of his love.