Joy To The World

I remember clearly about 53 years ago when the words of this amazing Christmas carol left me in awe. I was with my close friend, Jerry, and we were driving through town in a 1963 VW Bug on a chilly evening in December. The windows were down, the radio turned up, and as the fresh air swept through the car, this song began playing and we enthusiastically sang along. I knew all the words of this carol but this was the first time the words penetrated my heart. This moment led to a most memorable Christmas as it was the first one where I began to hear clearly in my favorite carols the “good news of great joy that will be for all the people.” . . .