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 heav n and nature sing 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 repeat the sounding joy 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 and wonders of his love