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 earth the savior reigns let men their songs employ while fields and floods rock hills and plains repeat the sounding joy repeat the sounding joy repeat repeat the sounding joy for unto us a child is born unto us a son is given unto us a son is given for unto us a child is born unto us a son is given unto us a son is given and the government shall be upon his shoulder and his name shall be called wonderful counselor the might god the everlasting father the prince of peace the everlasting father the prince of peace 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