Joy to the World

Introduction

"Joy to the World" is a popular Christmas carol. The words are by English hymn writer Isaac Watts, based on Psalm 98, 96:11-12 and Genesis 3:17-18, in the Bible. The song was first published in 1719 in Watts' collection; The Psalms of David: Imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship. "The paraphrase is Watts' Christological interpretation. Consequently, he does not emphasize with equal weight the various themes of Psalm 98. In stanzas 1 and 2 Watts writes of heaven and earth rejoicing at the coming of the king. An interlude that depends more on Watts' interpretation than the psalm text, stanza 3 speaks of Christ's blessings extending victoriously over the realm of sin. The cheerful repetition of the non-psalm phrase "far as the curse is found" has caused this stanza to be omitted from some hymnals. But the line makes joyful sense when understood from the New Testament eyes through which Watts interprets the psalm. Stanza 4 celebrates Christ's rule over the nations.". The nations are called to celebrate because God's faithfulness to the house of Israel has brought salvation to the world.

As of the late 20th century, "Joy to the World" was the most-published Christmas hymn in North America.

Lyrics

段落	英文	中文
第一段	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.	普世欢腾，救主下降！ 大地接她君王； 惟愿众心预备地方， 诸天万物歌唱， 诸天万物歌唱， 诸天，诸天万物歌唱。
第二段	Joy to the earth, The Saviour 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.	普世欢腾，主治万方！ 民众首当歌唱； 沃野洪涛，山石平原 ， 响应歌声嘹亮， 响应歌声嘹亮， 响应，响应歌声嘹亮。
第三段	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.	罪恶忧愁，不容再长！ 世途荆棘消亡； 化诅为恩无远弗届， 到处主泽流长， 到处主泽流长， 到处，到处主泽流长。
第四段	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.	主藉真理，恩治万方， 要使万邦证明， 上主公义，无限荣光， 主爱奇妙莫名， 主爱奇妙莫名， 主爱，主爱奇妙莫名。