For Unto Us a Child Is Born and a Song for Sunday

 

Joy to the World

 

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 World, the Savior 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.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.

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.

 

 

  Sing Laugh clap-your-hands

Shout-for-joy Give-Praise

Applaud exult proclaim

Take-cheer FEAR-NOT

 Be-joyous be-glad celebrate

Delight-in-what-God-has-done

REJOICE IN GREAT ABUNDANCE,

       For the manger holds a lad.

Justice seeks his guidance,

And mercy his command.

Let your heart invite his residence,

And your years his guiding hand.

                                by George R. Pasley (a wonderful pastor and poet and my cousin)

You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post Christmas Stockings for New Family Members