JOY TO THE WORLD

Words: Isaac WATTS, 1719;

Music: ‘Antioch’ pieced from ‘Messiah’, G.F. HANDEL, 1741.

Key D
Time

S d| : t .,l s :-.f m : r d :-.s l :-.l t :-.t d| :-.d|

A m : s .,f m :-.r d : t| d :-.d f :-.f r :-.r m :-.m
T d| : d|.,d| d| :-.l s :-.f m :-.d| d| :-.d| s :-.s s :-.s
B d : d .,d d :-.f| s| : s| d :-.m f :-.f s :-.s| d :-.d
1. Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth re - ceive her King; Let
2. Joy to the world, the Sa - viour reigns! Let men their songs em - ploy; While
3. He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the na - tions prove the
4. No more let sins and so - rrow grow, nor thorns in - fest the ground. He

S d|. t : l. s s .,f : m . d| d|. t : l. s s .,f ,m : -.m

A m. s : f. m m .,r : d . m m. s : f. m m .,r ,d : -.d
T s : d| d| : - . s s : d| d| : .
B d : d d : - . d d : d d : .
e - very heart pre - pare Him room, and
fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains re-
glo - ries of His right - eous - ness, and
comes to make His bless - ings flow far

Hea-v’n and na - ture sing, and Hea-v’n and na - ture sing, and
-peat the soun-ding joy, re - peat the sound-ing__ joy, re-
won - ders of His love, and won - ders of His love, and
as the curse is found, far as the curse is found, far
S m .m : m .m .,f s : -.f ,m r .r : r .r .,m f : -.m ,r
A d .d : d .d .,r m : -.r ,d t|.t| : t|.t|.,d r : -.d ,t|
T . : . .,s s .s : s . s s : - - : -.s ,f
B . : . .,d d .d : d . d s : -.s| s|.s| : s|. s|
and Heav’n and na - ture sing, and Heav’n and na-ture
re - peat the soun-ding joy, re - peat the sound-ing
and won - ders of His love, and won - ders of His
far as the curse is found, far as the curse is

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 Hea - v’n, and Hea - v’n and na - ture sing.
-pe - at, re - pe - at the sound - ing joy.
won - ders, and won - ders_________ of His love.
as,_______ far as______ the curse is found.
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S d : d ., l s .,f ,m : -.f m : r d : -
A d : m ., f m .,r ,d : -.r d : t| d : -
T m : s ., d| d| : l s : f m : -
B d : d d : f| s| : s| d : -
sing, and Heav’n, and na - ture sing.
joy, re - peat the sound - ing joy.
love, and won - ders of His love.
Found, far as the curse is found.

Transcribed and modified by

Maxim T. L. and K. K. Kendall
28 – 11 – 2015

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