Joy to the World Piano Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts C B A G F E.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
C1̇JoyB7toA6theG5world,F4theE3LordD2isC1come!
G5LetA6earthA6re-B7ceiveB7herC1̇King;
C1̇LetC1̇ev-B7A6'ryG5G5heartF4E3C1̇pre-C1̇pareB7A6HimG5G5room,
F4E3E3AndE3Heav'nE3andE3na-E3tureF4G5sing,
F4AndE3D2Heav'nD2andD2na-D2tureE3F4sing,
E3AndD2C1Heav'n,C1̇A6andG5Heav'n,
F4E3F4andE3na-D2tureC1sing.
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
Key: F major.
F4̇JoyE3̇toD2̇theC1̇world,B♭7♭theA6LordG5isF4come!
C1̇LetD2̇earthD2̇re-E3̇ceiveE3̇herF4̇King;
F4̇LetF4̇ev-E3̇D2̇'ryC1̇C1̇heartB♭7♭A6F4̇pre-F4̇pareE3̇D2̇HimC1̇C1̇room,
B♭7♭A6A6AndA6Heav'nA6andA6na-A6tureB♭7♭C1̇sing,
B♭7♭AndA6G5Heav'nG5andG5na-G5tureA6B♭7♭sing,
A6AndG5F4Heav'n,F4̇D2̇andC1̇Heav'n,
B♭7♭A6B♭7♭andA6na-G5tureF4sing.
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇F5
Key: G major.
G5̇JoyF♯4̇♯toE3̇theD2̇world,C1̇theB7LordA6isG5come!
D2̇LetE3̇earthE3̇re-F♯4̇♯ceiveF♯4̇♯herG5̇King;
G5̇LetG5̇ev-F♯4̇♯E3̇'ryD2̇D2̇heartC1̇B7G5̇pre-G5̇pareF♯4̇♯E3̇HimD2̇D2̇room,
C1̇B7B7AndB7Heav'nB7andB7na-B7tureC1̇D2̇sing,
C1̇AndB7A6Heav'nA6andA6na-A6tureB7C1̇sing,
B7AndA6G5Heav'n,G5̇E3̇andD2̇Heav'n,
C1̇B7C1̇andB7na-A6tureG5sing.
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇♯F♯5
- 5̇G5
Key: D major (the original key).
D2̇JoyC♯1̇♯toB7theA6world,G5theF♯4♯LordE3isD2come!
A6LetB7earthB7re-C♯1̇♯ceiveC♯1̇♯herD2̇King;
D2̇LetD2̇ev-C♯1̇♯B7'ryA6A6heartG5F♯4♯D2̇pre-D2̇pareC♯1̇♯B7HimA6A6room,
G5F♯4♯F♯4♯AndF♯4♯Heav'nF♯4♯andF♯4♯na-F♯4♯tureG5A6sing,
G5AndF♯4♯E3Heav'nE3andE3na-E3tureF♯4♯G5sing,
F♯4♯AndE3D2Heav'n,D2̇B7andA6Heav'n,
G5F♯4♯G5andF♯4♯na-E3tureD2sing.
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇♯C♯5
- 2̇D5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune ANTIOCH, George Frederick Handel, 1741
- Words
- Isaac Watts (1674–1748), 1719 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1741, words 1719: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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