4. that first coming of Jesus, but on what His overall Lordship means,
As much as joy is a very real part of The Christmas Story; “Joy to the World” doesn’t focus specifically on
that first coming of Jesus,
but on what His overall Lordship means,
as well as His Second Coming.

6. the right to become children of God”
John 1: 11-12
11  “ [Jesus] came to
that which was
His own, but his own
did not receive him. 
12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in His Name, He gave
the right to become children of God”
Stanza 1:
“Incarnation”

7. Have you received the King of Kings?
Have you welcomed Him fully into your life?

8. Isaac Watts: Bringer of Joy, YET… A Man of Sorrows Stanza 2:
“Adoration”
Isaac Watts:
Bringer of Joy,
YET…
A Man
of Sorrows

9. Stanza 3: “Liberation” No more let sin and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found, Far as the curse
is found, Far, far as the curse is found.

10. 21 “For since death came through a man,
1 Corinthians 15: 21-22
21  “For since death came through a man,
the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.”

11. Stanza 4:
“Coronation”
He rules the world with truth and grace, He makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, and wonders of His love.