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Joy to the World (Song, Words, and Piano) #1: Three Ways to Interact with the Song
Do you want to know the words to Joy to the World? Would you like to learn how to sing or play it? In this post, you’ll get: 1) all the words to Joy to the World, 2) two videos (one for the song itself and one with Joy to the World on the piano), and 3) easy-to-read shape note sheet music with a sing along song track. Keep reading to get the music and the words to Joy to the World.
Joy to the World (Song, Words, and Piano) #2: The Words to Joy to the World
Here are the words to Joy to the World. The next section has the videos of the Joy to the World song and Joy to the World on the piano.
Verse 1:
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 heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.
Verse 2:
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.
Verse 3:
No more let sin and sorrow 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.
Verse 4:
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.
Joy to the World (Song, Words, and Piano) #3: The Song Video and the Piano Video
Here are the videos for the Joy to the World song and Joy to the World on the piano.
Video: Joy to the World Song
Video: Joy to the World on the Piano
Joy to the World (Song, Words, and Piano) #4: Sheet Music
The melody for the song was written by the baroque composer George Frederick Handel and the words were written by Isaac Watts.
- The version we’ll use today was published in 1883.
- However, it hasn’t changed at all over the years.
- If you know shape note notation, you can go right to the sheet music.
For a review of shape note singing:
- Shape Note Sight Singing Success
- Singing with the Kodaly Rhythmic Syllables
- Singing Dotted Half Note Rhythm Syllables
Here’s the sheet music:
Mobile users: for best results reading the music, tilt your screen 90o to the right.
The Sing Along Song Track:
The sing along song track uses synthetic voices rather than actual voices. Research has shown that this will help with the ability to identify and produce absolute pitch information. For more information:
Joy to the World (Song, Words, and Piano) #5: Final Thoughts
This post gives you three ways to interact with Handel’s song:
- You can learn all the words to Joy to the World.
- Alternatively, you can use the videos to sing along with the song or play along with Joy to the World on the piano.
- Or you can use the easy-to-read shape note notation to help you learn the song.
Have fun!
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