Christmas Greetings !!! – “Joy to the World” – Aretha Franklin (The Queen of Soul)

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Joy To The World (Lyrics)

 Joy to the world the Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King:

Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room,

 And heav’n and nature sing,

And heav’n and nature sing,

 And heav’n and nature sing .

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Joy to the world, 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 the sounding joy.

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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 of His love

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The words and lyrics of this much loved old Christmas carol “Joy to the World” were written in 1719 by Isaac Watts, an ordained Christian pastor.

 Isaac Watts (17 July 1674 – 25 November 1748), is recognised as the “Father of English Hymnody”, as he was the first prolific and popular English hymnwriter, credited with some 750 hymns. Many of his hymns remain in active use today and have been translated into many languages.

Besides being a famous hymn-writer, Isaac Watts was also a renowned theologian and logician, writing many books and essays on these subjects. Watts was the author of a text book on logic which was particularly popular; its full title was, Logic, or The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry After Truth With a Variety of Rules to Guard Against Error in the Affairs of Religion and Human Life, as well as in the Sciences. This was first published in 1724, and its popularity ensured that it went through twenty editions.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Watts