Hark the Herald: Deep Truths Embedded in a Simple Carol

M.R. Conrad

Across the world, Christmas carols carry deep doctrinal truths where few other witnesses would be allowed. These carols ring out from apostate cathedrals of Europe, through pop music artists online, and even in glitzy Asian malls.

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Joy to the World . . . All Year Long

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“ ‘Joy to the World’ was never intended to be a Christmas hymn…. Watts wanted the reader to follow the prophetic thread, so to speak, out from the New Testament toward the ultimate future, where the Lord Christ would come, once and for all, to redeem all things.” - Ligonier

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Which advent is in view in ‘Joy to the World’?

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“Comparing Watts’ hymn with the Psalm on which it is based raises several important clues as to which advent Watts had in view. The Psalm itself does not necessarily give indication as to which advent it presents.

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