Christmas Song, to the world” is a popular American Christmas song and the most-published Christmas hymn in North words were written by English hymn writer Isaac Watts, based on Psalm 98 in the Bible. The music, which was based on an older melody which was then believed to have originated from Handel, was adapted and arranged to Watts’ lyrics by a leading figure in American church music, Lowell Mason, in 1839. 12 votes, average out of 5Loading...Sing-Along Video with LyricsFree karaoke MP3 downloadSong HistorySing-Along Video with LyricsLyrics1. 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,And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!Let men their songs employ;While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plainsRepeat the sounding joy,Repeat the sounding joy,Repeat, repeat, the sounding No more let sins and sorrows grow,Nor thorns infest the ground;He comes to make His blessings flowFar as the curse is found,Far as the curse is found,Far as, far as, the curse is He rules the world with truth and grace,And makes the nations proveThe glories of His righteousness,And wonders of His love,And wonders of His love,And wonders, wonders, of His on the button to watch a karaoke video and download a PDF file with lyrics to this song for karaoke MP3 downloadTo download your free instrumental mp3 of this song, click or tap on the following button, then choose “Save link as…”Joy to the world instrumental, 150 – 4/4 – 97 bpm to amazing vocal versions on our NEW “Singing Christmas with Our Kids Vol. 1” album and buy for only on the button to watch a piano tutorial video and download a PDF file with music score of this song for here for more free Christmas sheet on the button to watch a glockenspiel / xylophone tutorial video and download a free printable PDF file with glockenspiel / xylophone Music Sheet and Note Chart of this HistoryEarly RecordingsAmong the recordings well known in their day is an instrumental version of “Joy to the World” by conductor Percy Faith. First recorded in 1954 on his Music of Christmas LP Columbia CL 588, it was re-recorded in stereo in 1959 as Columbia popular European group Boney M. covered the song in 1984 which was internationally released in 1986 on their record The 20 Greatest Christmas Rutter arranged the carol in the style of Handel and recorded this arrangement twice with the Cambridge Singers, for their Christmas albums Christmas Star 1983 and Christmas with the Cambridge Singers 1989. His pseudo-Handelian arrangement has also been recorded by other choirs including those of St. Paul’s Cathedral and King’s College, 1965, The Supremes recorded the song for their album Merry Williams recorded the tune in a medium-slow ballad style in his 1974 Christmas Present after the 90’sMariah Carey re-recorded this song for her 1994 album Merry Christmas. Carey’s version, done in a dance-pop style, combined the chorus with slightly altered lyrics of the Hoyt Axton song “Joy to the World” made popular by Three Dog Night with the traditional Christmas song. Charlotte Church recorded a version of this song for the 2000 holiday album Dream a Dream. The Jonas Brothers recorded a version of this song called “Joyful Kings” for the 2008 Disney Channel Holiday album All Wrapped Houston recorded the song for The Preacher’s Wife Original Soundtrack Album 1996, and also included it on One Wish The Holiday Album 2003. In 2002 Patty Loveless & Jon Randall recorded a duet of the song for Patty’s Christmas album Bluegrass & White Snow A Mountain Christmas. Clay Aiken recorded it on his 2004 album Merry Christmas with 2008, Faith Hill recorded the song for her Christmas album Joy to the to the WorldJoy to the WorldYou may also likeWe Three KingsAdeste fideles O Come, All Ye FaithfulDeck the Halls