Joy to the World

The Lord has come!
Let earth recieve her King
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing...

"For this reason also we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit, increasing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might, so that you may have endurance and patience, joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins."
~ Colossians 1:9-14 (NIV, ESV, edited)

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
~ Romans 15:13 (NIV)

"Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.' In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
~ Luke 15:8-10 (NIV)