Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n, and heav’n, and nature sing.
Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
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,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.
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, wonders, of His love.
Often sung as a Christmas carol, Joy to the World! speaks of the coming of our Savior. What many people fail to appreciate is this is primarily about the Return of our God of Wonders (revealed in Jesus Messiah during His first Advent). When Jesus the Lord is come, both heaven and nature will sing, sins and sorrows, earthly toil and thorns infesting the ground will cease. The curse will be ended and replaced with blessing.
When He came the first time, we killed Him.
When He returns to Judge, every knee will bow.
Those of us who embraced His work at His first Advent will glory in all this upon His return. He will rule the world with truth and grace and the nations around His throne will prove the glories of His righteousness.
And wonders of His love! Merry Christmas! Keep your eyes watching for His Return!