Listen to Joy to the World (Live at The Cathedral of St. John The Divine) by Mariah Carey

Joy to the World (Live at The Cathedral of St. John The Divine)

Mariah Carey

Holiday

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Mariah Carey

Vocals

Walter Afanasieff

Walter Afanasieff

Synthesizer

Randy Jackson

Bass Guitar

Vernon "Ice" Black

Vernon "Ice" Black

Guitar

Loris Holland

Keyboards

Dan Shea

Keyboards

Andrew Sherman

Keyboards

Peter Escavedo

Percussion

Gregory "Gigi" Gonaway

Gregory "Gigi" Gonaway

Drums

Melanie Daniels

Melanie Daniels

Background Vocals

Shanrae Price

Background Vocals

Kelly Price

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Hoyt Axton

Songwriter

Mariah Carey

Arranger

Walter Afanasieff

Walter Afanasieff

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Mariah Carey

Producer

Walter Afanasieff

Walter Afanasieff

Producer

Mike Scott

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

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 (Oh yeah)

[Verse 2]

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

[Verse 3]

Joy to the earth

The Savior reigns

(Let men) Let men

(Their songs) Their songs

Employ

While fields and flood

Rocks, hills, and plains

Repeat the sounding joy

Repeat the sounding joy

Repeat, repeat the sounding joy

[Verse 4]

Joy to the world

All the boys and girls

Joy to the people everywhere you see

Joy to you and me

Joy to the world

All the boys and girls

Joy to the people everywhere you see

Joy to you and me

[Verse 5]

(He rules the world) Yeah

(With truth and grace) With truth and grace

(And makes) And makes

(The nations prove) The nations prove

The glories of His righteousness

And wonders of His love

And wonders of His love

And wonders, wonders of His

[Verse 6]

Joy, joy to the world

All the boys and girls

Joy to the people everywhere you see (Joy, joy, joy)

Joy to you and me

Joy to the people everywhere you see

Joy to you and me

[Verse 7]

(Feel that joy) Feel that joy

(Feel that joy) Feel that joy

(Feel that joy) Feel that joy

(Feel that joy) Feel, feel, feel

(Feel that joy) Feel, feel, feel

(Feel that joy) Feel, feel, feel it

(Feel that joy) Feel, feel, feel it

(Feel that joy) Oh yeah

(Feel that joy)

(Feel that joy) I feel it

(Feel that joy) I feel it

(Feel that joy) I feel it

(Feel that joy) I feel it

(Feel that joy) Feel, feel, feel it

(Feel that joy) Feel, feel, feel it

(Feel that joy) Feel that joy

(Feel that joy) Feel that joy

(Feel that joy) Ah

(Feel that joy) Feel that joy

(Feel that joy) Can you feel it?

(Feel that joy) Can you feel it?

(Feel that joy) Can you feel it?

(Feel that joy) Can you feel it?

Feel it (I feel the joy)

Feel it, feel, feel it (I feel the joy)

Can you, can you feel it?

Can you, can you feel it? (I feel the joy)

I feel the joy

Written by: Hoyt Axton

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