Comfort & Joy: Christmas Conversations

Author: Tim Groves

The Holidays are a time when we feel rushed, stressed and often burned out. But, we invite you to take some time, slow down, and really dig into the stories for many of those familiar Christmas Carols. And in small pockets of quiet this Holiday Season, youll discover profound hope and peace. This is Comfort and Joy.
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Episode 9 - Joy to the World
Episode 9
Wednesday, 30 December, 2020

We've made it to the end of our Christmas Journey for this season of Comfort and Joy! And what better song to end with than "Joy to the World! The Lord Is Come"? But what if I told you this carol really had NOTHING to do with Christmas? What if I told you, it's melody was STOLEN from a great composer? Let's take a deep dive into one of the most famous Christmas Carols of all time! Don't forget to check out meadowsbaptist.org for our live stream services every Sunday at 9am and 11am Notes, preparation and quotes from: Peterson, William J. and Randy Petersen. The One Year Book of Hymns. Edited and Compiled by Robert K. Brown and Mark R. Norton. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1995. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1496428269/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_j0HQFbNWAJKFZ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 Phillips, Kenneth H. Directing the Choral Music Program. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, Inc., 2004. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019NEOGLW/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_YZHQFb5MK5AD2 Reynolds, William Jensen Reynolds. Hymns of Our Faith: A Handbook for the Baptist Hymnal. Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1964. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JJM2DK/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_sZHQFbC38MFEZ www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/history-of-hymns-joy-to-the-world Sources to reference: Moody, Valerie. The Feats of Adonai: Why Christians Should Look at Biblical Feasts. Gibbora Productions, 2009. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0982433573/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_HYHQFb2XK9FA8 Joy to the World by Nat King Cole https://open.spotify.com/track/1VuAamHM7P3VQQEXYGG3Uu?si=2xad4DCSRmOL80alCjGRew Messiah, HWV 56 : Part II: Lift up your heads, O ye gates (Chorus) https://open.spotify.com/track/6YhkhEJsUszpUdKfde2mqc?si=3lx00OS-T9KIAWmqmRjqog Messiah, HWV 56 : Part I: Accompanied: Comfort ye, my people (Tenor) https://open.spotify.com/track/5ad8xYHMymySV6bDLEGiS9?si=JFobKTlPQuafI-9DWHG6Hg Joy to the World (arr. J. Rutter) - Lowell Mason, The Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter https://open.spotify.com/track/0tKQ3h7CemmhpoLFVrv9Px?si=NINd-KjZTbisjqJDfQvFZQ Joy to the World (arr. J. Wachner for choir and orchestra ) - Lowell Mason, Julian Wachner, Choir of Trinity Wall Street https://open.spotify.com/track/0sWlU6yuGJr0RpPbLeJxW7?si=EV4axIXMQWCwQnhwXaB8-g Joy to the World - Steve Morse https://music.apple.com/us/album/merry-axemas-a-guitar-christmas/197986461 Joy to the World - Whitney Houston with the Georgia Mass Choir https://open.spotify.com/track/0sKAxwRubZuqKadRspVY96?si=dQGK7SpfQ0W_3_pZBpOMHQ