Good King Joy

Joy to the world

The Lord has come

Let earth

Receive her king

Now it was long ago

When it all began

Back in Bethlehem

In the promised land

When a single star

Appeared in the sky

And three kings saw

And they each asked why

Each asked why

And they checked the books

Full of prophecy

And the one king said

Why it's plain to me

You see it means

That a king is born

Who will save mankind

On this blessed morn

Blessed morn

So they packed some gold

Myrrh and frankincense

On some old camel

With some fancy tents

Closed down the house

Set the servants free

And three kings rode

Into history

History

They rode

Rode into history

It was long ago

In a foreign land

When the Lord looked down

Said to make a stand

So He sent His son

And said, "Through him you'll know me!"

Well, you know me

And then the angels came

And when they start to sing

All at once the past

It doesn't mean a thing

And the star comes out

And the wise men say, "Hey show me!"

Woah, show me

And they followed it

Over hills and sand

Till they found the child

Like it all was planned

And as they knelt before

The newborn king

The angel's were singing

In their angel style

How all of our hopes

Had come down to this child