Joy to the World

This article is about the hymn. For other uses, see Joy to the World (disambiguation).

Joy to the World
GenreChristmas carol
Written1719
TextIsaac Watts
Based onPsalm 98
Meter8.6.8.6 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. Written in 1719 by the English minister and hymnist Isaac Watts, the hymn is usually sung to an 1848 arrangement by the American composer Lowell Mason 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. As of December 2009, it was published in 1,387 hymnals in North America, according to the Dictionary of North American Hymnology.

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