Joy to the World

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"Joy to the World" is a popular Christmas carol traditionally associated with the holiday season and widely performed in both religious and secular settings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian song
Christmas carol
English-language song
hymn
associatedWithHoliday Advent
Christmas
surface form: Christmas Day
associatedWithSeason Christmas
composer Lowell Mason
countryOfOrigin England
firstPublicationYear 1719
firstPublishedIn The Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament
form strophic song
genre Christmas music
hymnody
sacred music
hasCategory Christian hymns in English
Christmas carols
includedIn many Christian hymnals
key various keys in modern hymnals
language English
lyricist Isaac Watts
lyricsBasedOn Genesis 3:17–18
Psalm 96
surface form: Psalm 96:11–12

Psalm 98
meter Common meter
musicArrangedYear 1848
musicArranger Lowell Mason
musicStyle 18th–19th century hymn tune
notableIn Anglosphere
surface form: English-speaking countries
numberOfStanzas 4
openingLine Joy to the world! the Lord is come!
originalTextCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
performanceContext religious settings
secular settings
religiousTradition Christianity
rhymeScheme common hymn rhyme patterns
subjectMatter celebration of the coming of Christ
joy and praise to God
theme reign of Christ as king
renewal of creation
title Joy to the World self-link
tuneAttributedTo George Frideric Handel
tuneName Antioch
usedIn Christmas concerts
carol singing
church services
widelyRecordedBy Christian artists
secular artists
various choirs

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One Wish: The Holiday Album hasTrack Joy to the World
One Wish: The Holiday Album hasTrack Joy to the World
this entity surface form: Joy to the World (featuring the Georgia Mass Choir)
Merry Christmas hasPart Joy to the World
Dream a Dream includesTrack Joy to the World
Joy to the World title Joy to the World self-link
Psalm 98 influencedWork Joy to the World
Isaac Watts notableWork Joy to the World
Isaac Watts wroteTextFor Joy to the World
this entity surface form: Joy to the World (lyrics based on Psalm 98)