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| Joy to the World | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Christmas carol |
| Written | 1719 |
| Text | Isaac Watts |
| Based on | Psalm 98 |
| Meter | 8.6.8.6 Common metre (C.M.) |
| Melody | "Antioch" by George Frideric Handel, arranged by Lowell Mason |
"Joy to the World" is an English hymn and Christmas carol. It was written in 1719 by the English minister and hymnist Isaac Watts. It is usually sung to the American composer Lowell Mason's 1848 arrangement of a tune attributed to George Frideric Handel. The hymn's lyrics are a Christian interpretation of Psalm 98 and Genesis 3.
Since the 20th century, "Joy to the World" has been the most-published Christmas carol in North America, even though it was not originally associated with Christmas. As of December 2009[update], it was published in 1,387 hymnals in North America, according to the Dictionary of North American Hymnology.[1]
- ^ hplanton (1 December 2009). "Joy to the world!". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 14 January 2024.