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...