I always remember Christmas being a time of celebration and optimism.
But this year that spirit seems dampened.
Yet there's still reason for joy.
And hardly anything captures that reason better than the words of the carol 'Joy to the World.'
Joy to the world, the Lord has 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 earth, 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
In an age wrapped up in fear and unbelief, let's remember...
The Lord has come...
The Savior reigns...
He's overcoming the curse with blessings...
And He still rules the world with truth and grace.
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit" (Rom.15:13).
Merry Christmas!