There are very few Christmas songs that send a thrill through my heart like this song... sweeping orchestral, 4 choirs, glorious melody... don't get me started! This is what joy would feel like to me, if Joy were a musical entity.
There is a part of me that thinks this is what the scene was like when the angels appeared to the shepherds... full four part harmony, an orchestra... In Luke 2 we read: And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Joy to the World the world, the Lord is come... let earth receive her King!
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