This week’s featured song story comes to us from Phil Wickham. We’re excited to share with you the story behind his song “Joy To The World (Joyful, Joyful).”
“Joy To The World may be my favorite song for Christmas in terms of lyrics. It’s just so beautifully written. Let every heart prepare him room. Joy to the world the savior reigns. You know it’s just like so much joy and declaration of what God has done. He’s entered into our darkness bringing joy, light & peace. With these amazing verses I thought what if there was a simple little refrain in between them? I remember I was playing this song live with just an acoustic guitar and it just kind of came out ‘We will sing, sing, sing. Joy to the world. We will sing, sing, sing.’”
– Phil Wickham
Click on the video below to hear Phil share the story. Scroll down to listen and read the full lyrics of the song.
From the album Christmas.
“Joy To The World (Joyful, Joyful)” Lyrics
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 sing
We will sing sing sing
Joy to the world
We will sing sing sing
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
Repeat repeat the sounding joy
We will sing sing sing
Joy to the world
We will sing sing sing
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 of His love
And wonders wonders of His love
(We will sing sing sing)
We’re singing we’re singing
Joy to the world
We will sing sing sing
Joyful joyful we adore Thee
God of glory Lord of love
Oh Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee
Opening to the sun above
Joy to the world
(Joyful joyful we adore Thee)
We adore You God
(God of glory Lord of love)
There’s no one like You
No one like You God
(Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee)
Opening to the sun above
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