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Joy to the World 2 (He Is Come)
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Sep 21, 2026 updated
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Song Meaning
Tommee Profitt's take on the familiar carol keeps the well-known invitation intact — earth receiving her King, every heart making room — but adds a present-tense refrain that shifts the emphasis from a past arrival to an ongoing one: "He is come." The repetition of "heaven and nature sing" builds like a chorus gathering voices, and the second stanza turns toward rule and character rather than mere celebration, describing a reign marked by truth and grace, where nations are made to prove the glories of His righteousness and the wonders of His love. That phrase, "wonders of His love," gets the same echoing treatment as the singing line, so the song's two anchors are worship and wonder. The overall movement is from announcement to adoration, with the final lines returning to the opening invitation before landing on the simple declaration that He has come. It reads less like a retelling of the nativity story and more like a congregation answering it, holding the ancient words while insisting they are still true now.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team
Joy to the world, the Lord has 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 nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
Joy to the world, He is come
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
And wonder of His love
Joy to the world, He is come
Joy to the world, the Lord has 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
He is come, He is come