Today we pause to contemplate the words of the Advent hymn “Joy to the World” (ELW 267), words by Isaac Watts.
- 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 earth, the Savior reigns!
Let all their songs employ,
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy. - No more let sins and sorrows 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. - 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.
Every Thursday during Advent, Living Lutheran will share a hymn. If you are following along with the Advent activities, create an ornament with your favorite line from this hymn and add it to your reflection tree.
