Joy To The World lyrics by Whitney Houston
Title : JOY TO THE WORLDArtist : WHITNEY HOUSTON
Comp : Warren/Hill
Copyright : BMG Music Publishing Ltd
Reference Number : 1796
Average Tempo = 110 (slow section)
170 (fast section)
Time Signature = 4/4
Duration = 4' 42"
Sequence finish Bar 191
Keys = Bar 1 Bb major
Bar 19 Db major
Bar 120 D major
Bar 128 Eb major
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LYRICS IN BRACKETS INDICATE GROUP VOCALS
Joy to the world the Lord is come
Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare him room
Let heaven, let heaven, heaven and nature,
Heaven and nature sing
Everybody sing (joy to the world)
(For the Lord the Lord is come)
Oooh let earth (let earth)
Receive (receive her king) mmm
Let every heart prepare him a room
(And heaven and nature sing) Heaven an' nature sing
(And heaven and nature sing)
Go tell it (go tell of his glory) Shout a new story
(Go shout the new story) That the saviour is born
Heaven (heaven) heaven (heaven) heaven (hea-hea-heaven and nature)
(Sing joy to the world the Lord the Lord is come) yes he has
Let earth (let earth) receive (receive her King) huh
Let fields and flocks
Rocks hills and plains
(Repeat the sounding joy) repeat the sounding joy
(Repeat the sounding joy) go an' tell it
(Go tell of his glory) Shout out his story
(Go shout the new story) That the saviour is born
(Let heaven) heaven (heaven) heaven (hea-hea-heaven and nature)
Sing Joy to the world
For the saviour reigns
And makes his blessings flow
Joyful all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With angelic hosts proclaim
Glory to the king while the angels sing
(Joy to the world) Joy joy joy joy joy joy
(For the Lord the Lord is come) Yes he has
Let earth (let earth)
Receive (receive her king) ooh yeah
Let every heart prepare him room
(Go tell of his glory) Shout a new story
(Go shout the new story) That the saviour is born
(Let heaven) heaven (heaven) heaven (hea-hea-heaven and nature)
(Sing joy to the world) Joy joy to the world
(Sing joy to the world) Sing joy ev'rybody sing
(Joy to the world sing joy to the world) Joy joy joy oh singin' joy
Ev'rybody sing
(Joy to the world sing joy to the world) Singin' joy all over the world
(Joy to the world sing joy to the world) Ev'rybody singin'
(Joy to the world sing joy to the world) Sing joy to the world
(Joy to the world sing joy to the world) Singin' joy singin' joy
Ev'rybody sing
(Sing joy to the world) Sing joy
(Sing joy to the world) Da-da da daa
(Sing joy to the world) Ev'rybody sing
(Sing joy to the world) Yeah
(Sing joy) Joy to the world mmm
Sing Joy, joy joy peace, love, joy
You give me love you give me muse
You give me love you give me joy
Joy joy joy joy
(Sing joy to the world sing joy to the world)
Joy sing joy to the world sing joy
(Sing joy to the world sing joy to the world)
Sing joy ev'rybody sing
Joy (Sing joy to the world sing joy to the world)
Sing joy sing it sing joy
(Sing joy to the world sing joy to the world)
Mmm ev'rybody sing aaah yeah
(Joy to the world sing joy to the world) Oh joy
(Joy to the world sing joy to the world) Yeah
(Sing joy to the world) Sing joy sing joy
(Sing joy to the world) Sing joy
(Sing joy to the world) Sing joy
(Sing joy to the world) Better sing
(Sing joy) Sing joy
Joy to the world
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SONG STRUCTURE
Note : The terms used to assist the user in defining the structure
of this work are for guidance only and should not be taken as literal.
Seq Bar Numbers
>From To : DESCRIPTION
1 - 2 : Set Up - Control Codes & Program Changes
2 - 3 : 4 Hi Hats for count-in (1 2 3 4)
3 - 23 : Introduction
23 - 46 : Verse 1
46 - 69 : Verse 2
69 - 93 : Chorus
93 - 112 : Verse 3
112 - 120 : Bridge
120 - 128 : Bridge (D major)
128 - 136 : Bridge (Eb major)
136 - 146 : Coda
146 - 172 : Reprise (funky half tempo feel)
172 - 191 : Last chorus
191 : End
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Note : The first bar contains Control Codes to "set up" your tone
generator(s).
Note : A 'metronome' count-in is given (sounding as a closed hi-hat)
by the drum track (track 1).
This occurs on beats 1 2 3 & 4 of bar 2.
A vocal prompt note (Bb) is sounded at bar 2.
TRACK INFORMATION
Number of MIDI CHANNELS used : 16
MIDI VOICE
Channel Type
10 DRUMS & PERCUSSION
1 WOODBLOCK
2 BASS
3 ELECTRIC PIANO
4 ACOUSTIC PIANO
5 ORGAN (Fast leslie)
6 ORGAN (Slow leslie)
7 PERCUSSIVE ORGAN
8 CHORUS GUITAR
9 WAH GUITAR
11 MUTED GUITAR
12 TROMBONES
13 TRUMPETS
14 TUBULAR BELLS
15 GROUP VOX
16 LEAD VOX
