Joy to the World

"Joy to the World" is track 24 of the album Arthur's Perfect Christmas. The song is a traditional Christmas carol, and is performed by the Arthur cast. While the song opens with a traditional, if slightly more up-tempo arrangement, it later progresses into a livelier arrangement with spoken portions and solos. As is common with modern day variants, especially those featured in programming targeted at children, the third verse of the song, which contains references to sins and a curse, is left out.

Lyrics
Cast

Joy to the world, the Lord is 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

Arthur

Joy to the world!

Binky

Hey Buster, feel the joy, man!

Buster

I always feel the joy, especially around the holidays!

D.W.

Yeah! It's my favorite time of year too!

Brain

Joy to the world, the Savior reigns

Fern

Let men their songs employ

Binky

While fields and floods

Buster

Rocks, hills and plains

Cast

Repeat the sounding joy

Repeat the sounding joy

Repeat, repeat the sounding joy

Brain

He rules the world with truth and grace

Fern

And makes the nations prove

Binky

The glories of...

Buster

...His righteousness

Cast

And wonders of His love

And wonders of His love

And wonders, and wonders of His love

Joy to the world!

''Joy! And let heaven and nature sing''

Joy to the world!

Buster

Joy, joy, joy, joy!

Cast

''Joy! And let heaven and nature sing''

Joy to the world!

Brain

Joy, joy to the world

Cast

''Joy! And let heaven and nature sing''

Joy to the world!

Mr. Ratburn

Joy!

Cast

Joy to the world!

Mr. Ratburn

Joy!

Cast

''Joy! And let heaven and nature sing''

Buster

It's Buster joy!

Mr. Ratburn

Joy!

Cast

Joy to the world...