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    Behind The Song: Matt Redman Shares The Heart Behind His Song “Hearts Waiting (Joy To The World)”

    By Abby Carpenter | Christian News | 0 comment | 4 December, 2018 | 0

    This week’s featured song story comes to us from Matt Redman. We’re excited to share with you the story behind his song “Hearts Waiting (Joy To The World).”

    “‘Hearts Waiting (Joy To The World)’ is probably the most uptempo song on the record. You gotta have some joy in the mix on a Christmas record. This song I wrote with my wife Beth and great friends Chris Tomlin and Jonas Myrin. Good little team right there.Loved getting our hearts around this theme. And one thing that I loved most about this song is my wife had an idea and said hey you should take this bit from Handel’s Messiah and use it in a song and it just fit perfectly as the bridge of this song. And He shall reign forever and ever. He shall reign fore-ver. It was a wonderful thing to take this brand new expression of worship and marry it to this really old fantastic well known piece by Handel.” – Matt Redman

    Click on the video below to hear Matt Redman share the story. Scroll down to listen and read the full lyrics of the song.

    From the album These Christmas Lights.

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    “Hearts Waiting (Joy To The World)” Lyrics

    Verse 1
    Hearts waiting
    Waiting on a Savior
    Come o come Emmanuel
    Hear the prophets
    Speaking of the promise
    Come o come Emmanuel
    A light of glory filled the sky
    And we heard the angel choir

    Chorus
    Joy to the world! Joy to the world!
    The Lord has come
    The Lord has come to us!
    Joy to the world
    A Savior for all!
    The Lord has come
    The Lord has come to us!

    interlude

    Verse 2
    Messiah
    Ruler of the nations
    Come o come Emmanuel
    Our redeemer
    God is with us
    God is for us, come o come Emmanuel
    The doors of heaven open wide
    Can you hear the song inside?

    Chorus 2
    Joy to the world, Joy to the world
    The Lord has come
    The Lord has come to us
    Joy to the world
    A Savior for all
    The Lord has come
    The Lord has come to us

    Bridge
    And He shall reign forever and ever
    He shall reign fore-ver
    And he shall reign forever and ever
    He shall reign forevermore

    REPEAT CHORUS

    Bridge 2
    And He shall reign forever and ever
    He shall reign fore-ver
    And he shall reign forever and ever
    He shall reign forevermore

    Outro
    Come o come
    Emmanuel

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