Joy to the World chords

Key of D · 2/4 time · 4 verses · 3 chords.

Key D

Verse 1DJoy to the world, the Lord Ais Dcome!
DLet Gearth reAceive her DKing;
DLet ev'ry heart prepare Him room,
DAnd Heav'n and nature sing,
DAnd AHeav'n and nature sing,
AAnd DHeav'n, and Heav'n, and naAture Dsing.

Verse 2DJoy to the earth, the SaAvior Dreigns!
DLet Gmen their Asongs emDploy;
DWhile fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
DRepeat the sounding joy,
DReApeat the sounding joy,
AReDpeat, repeat, the soundAing Djoy.

Verse 3DNo more let sins and sorArows Dgrow,
DNor Gthorns inAfest the Dground;
DHe comes to make His blessings flow
DFar as the curse is found,
DFar Aas the curse is found,
AFar Das, far as, the curse Ais Dfound.

Verse 4DHe rules the world with truth Aand Dgrace,
DAnd Gmakes the Anations Dprove
DThe glories of His righteousness,
DAnd wonders of His love,
DAnd Awonders of His love,
AAnd Dwonders, wonders, of AHis Dlove.

Melody tab

Verse 1 on guitar.

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e|-------------------------------------|
B|-3---2--0----------------------------|
G|------------2------0-----------------|
D|-----------------------4----2--0-----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
   Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

e|------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0--2-----2---3-----|
G|-2----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
   Let earth re ceive her King;

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3--2-0---------------3---3----2-0---------------|
G|--------------2-2-----0------------------2-2-----0---|
D|------------------------4--------------------------4-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
   Let ev   'ry   heart     pre pare   Him   room,

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------0-2-----|
D|-4---4------4---4--4------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
   And Heav'n and na ture   sing,

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-0--------------------------0-----|
D|-----4-2------2---2--2----4-------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
   And   Heav'n and na ture   sing,

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------3-0---------------------------------|
G|---------------------2-------0---0-----------------|
D|-4---2-0-----------------------4-----4--2----0-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
   And   Heav'n,   and Heav'n,     and na ture sing.

About this song

Words: Isaac Watts, 1719.
Music: 'Antioch' pieced together from "Messiah" George F. Handel, 1741. Setting: Lowell Mason, 1836.
Sources: 'Lutheran Worship' Hymnal, 1982 Hymn 53.
Open Hymnal Project, 2005 Revision.
Copyright: Public domain.

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