Joy To The World - Michael Martin Murphey

7. Joy to the World
Words: Isaac Watts/Music: George Frederic Handel
Watts paraphrased Psalm 98 in 1719 to create this truly joyful hymn. Watts, who is credited with the
invention of the modem hymn, was a member ofthe non-conformist church movement, and was
twice imprisoned for his beliefs. He wrote about 600 hymns. Lowell Mason is credited with arranging
a piece from The Messiah, by Handel, to crea