“Joy to the World, the Lord has come:
Let earth receive her King.
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n and heav’n and nature sing.”
Joy to the World! He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. [John 1:10]
The Lord has come! He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. [John 1:11]
Let earth receive her King! “From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?’ which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” [Matthew 27:45-47]
Let every heart prepare Him room! And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split . . .. When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and exclaimed, ‘Surely he was the Son of God!’” [Matthew 27:50-54]
Let earth receive her King. Let every heart prepare Him room. “To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision of a husband’s will, but born of God.” [John 1:12-13]
Joy to the World, the Lord has come. “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” [John 1:14]
Joy to the World!
