Verse Joy to the world! the Lord is come: Let earth receive her King; Joy to the world! the Lord is come: Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room And heaven and nature sing And heaven and nature sing Verse Joy to the world! the Savior reigns: Let men their songs employ; Joy to the world! the Savior reigns: Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks hills, and plains Repeat the sounding joy Repeat the sounding joy Hallelujah! For the Lord has come! Hallelujah! Hallelujah the Lord has come! Verse No more let sins and sorrows grow Nor thorns infest the ground; 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 Verse He rules the world with truth and grace And makes the nations prove 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 Hallelujah! For the Lord has come! Hallelujah! Hallelujah the Lord has come! Hallelujah! For the Lord has come! Hallelujah! Hallelujah the Lord has come! Hallelujah the Lord has come!