they call it making love

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

joy to the world

the saviour reigns

let men their songs employ

while fields and floods

rock

hills and plains

repeat the sounding joy

repeat the sounding joy

repeat

repeat the sounding joy

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

the lord is come