<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Joy to the World </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Christmas carol </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Written </Th> <Td> 1719 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Text </Th> <Td> Isaac Watts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Based on </Th> <Td> Psalm 98: 4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Meter </Th> <Td> 8.6. 8.6 (C.M.) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Melody </Th> <Td> "Antioch" by George Frideric Handel, arranged by Lowell Mason </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Joy to the World </Th> </Tr>

Joy to the world story behind the song