- Lyrics written by
- Isaac Watts
- Publication date
- 1719
- Language
- English
- Comments
- Originally published in Watts' collection The Psalms of David. In its original form, it had nothing to do with Christmas. It wasn’t even written to be a song. Over a century later Lowell Mason adapted the second half of the poem and added music, turning it into the Christmas song it is known as today.
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Adaptations
An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.
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Joy to the World written by Isaac Watts English 1719
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Joy to the World
written by Lowell Mason
English
1848
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Joy to the World
written by Lowell Mason
English
1848