Is Joy To The World a Christmas carol?

"Eh, kinda. But it's much more than that."Tim shows us that Isaac Watts never intended this hymn to be sung only during the Christmas season, but to help people understand the three advents of Christ, not just one. Most of us think about Christ's first advent (Christmas) and His second coming (the future return). But there's a middle advent we often miss: the coming of the Holy Spirit.Tim traces "Joy to the World" back to Psalm 98, written centuries before Jesus' birth. Isaac Watts in 1719 deliberately "fed it through the language of the New Testament," creating a song that celebrates all three advents. Verse one is past tense: celebrating what God has already done. Verse two is present tense: calling us to praise God right now. Verse three is future: pointing to Christ's return.