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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joy to the World canonical | 7 |
| Joy to the World (featuring the Georgia Mass Choir) | 1 |
| Joy to the World (lyrics based on Psalm 98) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Joy to the World (featuring the Georgia Mass Choir)
this entity surface form:
Joy to the World (lyrics based on Psalm 98)