"Joy to the World! The Lord Will Come" is an adaptation by W. W. Phelps of the popular Christmas carol "Joy to the World". The adapted song was included in A Collection of Sacred Hymns, the first Latter Day Saint hymnal, which was prepared for publication in 1835 and published in February 1836[1] as well as all English-language hymnals published by the LDS Church since 1948.[2]

The textual changes typify the millennial expectation and theology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The version of the song published in the current (1985) hymnal of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints uses the Phelps text except for the first two lines, which reflect Watts' original words.[3]

Side-by-Side Lyrics of Phelps and Watts

The changes were made by W. W. Phelps from the original version written by Isaac Watts.[4]

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References

  1. "History of Hymns". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1948). Hymns (Revised ed.). Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book Co. p. 89.
  3. "Joy to the World". Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  4. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints



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