A Christmas Classic–Joy to the World

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During the Christmas season I will be quoting from “A Classic Christmas,” a compilation of beautiful reflections, meditations, and scripture passages. I hope that these selections will help you to enter into this holy season and remember to rely on your faith as a guiding light.

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 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.
He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nation prove
The glories of His righteousness
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders of His love.
–Isaac Watts

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