Requested by SemperSoloDeoGloria, we have Joy to the World, sung by Phil Wickham and friends–with a little bit of Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee thrown in.
I have given in to the temptation not to write or post any nooze, these next two days.
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By Request: ‘Joy to the World’
I couldn’t find the version Erlene requested–but you can’t post Christmas carols and leave our Joy to the World, can you? I don’t know who these performers are, but I like the way they sing this hymn.
[Sorry there’s no Christmas Carol Contest this year. I can’t see it prospering with such a late start.]
By Request, ‘Joy to the World’
Requested by Katheleen, and I’d have been sorry for Christmas Day to go by without it–Joy to the World, sung by the Libera Boys Choir at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Armagh, Ireland.
(I wonder how many churches and cathedrals in Ireland are named for St. Patrick.)
Hello, I’m Late… ‘Joy to the World’
Our technology this morning once again got busy biting the hand that feeds it. “Outage!” said Verizon. Hours go by. They’re working on it.
Finally this broke through: Joy to the World, sung by Mitch Miller and his chorus.
There’s a catch, though. We only have volume on the main computer, not the laptop.
Oh, forsooth… let me try to catch up.
Two For Christmas
Is it too early for Christmas hymns? Nah–not around here it isn’t. Presenting Joshua and Jeremy Swanson, with Silent Night and Joy to the World. Here’s praying we all make it to Christmas and beyond.
‘Joy to the World’ (In March… Why Not?)
A Christmas hymn, in March? Well, why not?
Isaac Watts wrote Joy to the World in 1719, and as you can see, it’s still going strong. Here we have a modern rendition of it by Pentatonics. Again, why not?
I’m saving Easter hymns for a little later.
Encore! ‘Joy to the World’
Phoebe has requested another go-round for Joy to the World–well, hey, it’s Christmas Day!
Isaac Watts’ classic Christmas hymn, performed here by Celtic Woman…
We’re going to watch The Princess Bride and have spare ribs for supper, and you’re all invited–cybernetically, of course: otherwise we don’t have enough room. You haven’t lived till you’ve had cyber-spare ribs.
Entry No. 1: ‘Joy to the World’
*Sigh* The first video I posted wouldn’t play, and now I’m out of order–so here’s the first entry in our annual Christmas Carol Contest–Joy to the World, requested by Phoebe, written by Isaac Watts in 1719 and still going very, very strong! Sung in an open-air train by students at Fountainview Academy.
‘Joy to the World Because Our King Reigns’
Joy to the World inspired this wonderful essay by Mark Rushdoony.
https://chalcedon.edu/blog/joy-to-the-world-because-our-king-reigns
Yes, as Mark points out, our world is in a heap of trouble just now. Our culture is polluted with a deep spiritual pollution. Our “leaders” push self-destructive, even suicidal, policies. Rebelling against God, they are in rebellion against reality itself. That’s what “transgender” is all about.
But the Christmas hymn presents the truth in all its power: Jesus Christ is King of kings and Lord of lords, reigning both in heaven and on the earth; and He has already lifted the curse. Evil will play itself out.
Thank you, Mark, for reminding us.
By Request, ‘Joy to the World’
Well, here they are on that little train again, packing the seats and the aisles with Christmas music…
Requested by Thewhiterabbit, Joy to the World–with the train ride, of course, brought to you by Fountainview Academy.