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[Joy to the world, the Lord is come]

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The following poem is scored for music in the source text.

1.

Joy to the world, the Lord is come,
Let earth receive her king,
Let ev'ry heart prepare his room,
And heaven and nature sing.

2.

Joy to the world, the Saviour reigns,
Let men their songs employ,
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains,
Repeat the sounding joy.