Joy to the World

by Lianne Schneider

Title

Joy to the World

Artist

Lianne Schneider

Medium

Digital Art - Digital Painting/photographic Art

Description

Christmas cards may be ordered individually or in boxes of 10 or 25. For the next few weeks, the price on all holiday cards has been reduced by 20% off the regular price - discount already factored into the price you see when you order.

I want to thank the following groups and hosts for featuring this image:
ART WITH FLAIR - WILLIAM
SIGNATURE STYLE ART - SHARON
3 A DAY GREETING CARDS - DARREN
COMFORTABLE ART - JIM
WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU - GRETA
EXCELLENT SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTS - JOE
CARDS FOR ALL OCCASIONS - JORDAN
DAILY DOSE OF WISDOM - ETI
TODAY'S BEST ART - DAVID
WISCONSIN FLOWERS AND SCENERY - RANDY
BEAUTY CAPTURED - ELLA
FAA FEATURED IMAGES - ROBERT
3 A DAY WAITING ROOM ART - DARREN
ART FROM THE PAST - JOUKO
ALL NATURAL SCENIC LANDSCAPES - BOB AND NADINE
ALL SEASONS, NATURE MOUNTAIN WOODLANDS - BOB AND NADINE
ALL FINE ART AMERICA ARTWORKS - BOB AND NADINE
ARTISTS NEWS - BOB AND NADINE
PHOTOGRAPHY AND TEXTURES - DARREN
MEMORIES AND NOSTALGIA - SANDRA
COMPOSITE OR MIXED MEDIA - SHIRLEY
TOP DIGITAL ARTWORK - NAVIN
APPRECIATING WORKS FROM ALL MEDIUMS - STEFON


From Wikipedia

Joy to the World" is a popular Christmas carol with words by English hymn writer Isaac Watts, based on Psalm 98 in the Bible. The song was first published in 1719 in Watts' collection; The Psalms of David: Imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship. Watts wrote the words of "Joy to the World" as a hymn glorifying Christ's triumphant return at the end of the age, rather than a song celebrating His first coming. Only the second half of Watts' lyrics are still used today.

The music was adapted and arranged to Watts' lyrics by Lowell Mason in 1839 from an older melody which was then believed to have originated from Handel, not least because the theme of the refrain (And heaven and nature sing...) appears in the orchestra opening and accompaniment of the recitative Comfort ye from Handel's Messiah, and the first four notes match the beginning of the choruses Lift up your heads and Glory to God from the same oratorio. However, Handel did not compose the entire tune. The name "Antioch" is generally used for the tune.

As of the late 20th century, "Joy to the World" was the most-published Christmas hymn in North America.

Composite from original images, hand-painted digitally and then textured using a texture from Shadowhouse Creations.

Copyright Lianne Schneider 2012
All images and my personal poetry/prose are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced, downloaded, distributed, transmitted, copied, reproduced in derivative works, displayed, published or broadcast by any means or in any form without prior written consent from the artist. Copyright on works derived from or based on images in the public domain applies only to the subsequent manipulation or painting resulting from my changes. The original image remains in the public domain and such images are used with in accordance with international copyright laws.

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