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Joy to the World

words published 1719; present tune published by Lowell Mason 1836, in today's arrangement 1848 · 18th century

"Joy to the World" was written by the English minister and hymn writer Isaac Watts as a Christian reading of Psalm 98, with an allusion to Genesis 3. It was first published in 1719, under the title "The Messiah's Coming and Kingdom", in Watts's collection The Psalms of David: Imitated in the Language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian State and Worship.

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Joy to the World1719

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Joy to the World. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/joy-to-the-world
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“Joy to the World.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/joy-to-the-world. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Joy to the World.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/joy-to-the-world.
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