Lyrics Joy To The World

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Not to worry, however, as another West Coast powerhouse, vocalist Storm Large , has been filling in as needed. “She’s fantastic,” co-founder Thomas Lauderdale said. National Public Radio journalist-turned-singer Ari Shapiro will also be performing with the band.

Forbes recently took a long-term leave of absence from the Portland, Ore.-based group. She needs surgery on her vocal cords, according to an announcement from the band.

The 12-member, Portland, Ore.-based group was founded in 1994 by Lauderdale, a Harvard graduate and classically trained pianist, to play political fundraisers for progressive causes. He met vocalist Forbes while they were at Harvard. They began to write music and lyrics together and their first song, the bouncy "Sympathique"—with the chorus “Je ne veux pas travailler”(”I don’t want to work”)—became an overnight sensation in France.

"Our success was totally a fluke; I thought I was going to go into politics," Lauderdale said.

Although from his perspective it’s hard to tell if the band is broadening its popularity or not, he allowed that audiences “have been incredibly loyal and I’m encouraged that there are young rock and rollers who find their way to the band and like it.

“In the end what seals the deal is live performances and the audiences have been—despite the devastation in American culture in general—coming back, and growing and that’s encouraging,” he added. “I feel lucky to be able to play music and to make a living and to not have been working under fluorescent lighting from 9-5.”

Vocalist Storm Large first became known in Portland as the leader of Storm and the Balls. She gained national prominence in 2006 as a finalist on the CBS show "Rock Star: Supernova." Also a stage actress, jer autobiographical musical memoir, "Crazy Enough," enjoyed a 17-week run in Portland. Large recently performed the show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Joe’s Pub in New York.

Since its early days, the group has performed its multilingual repertoire on concert stages and with symphony orchestras throughout much of the world. "Sympathique" was released in 1997, "Hang On Little Tomato" in 2004, "Hey Eugene!" in 2007 and "Splendor In The Grass" in 2009. In November 2010, the band came out with "Joy To The World"—a multi-denominational holiday album featuring songs from around the globe.

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JOY TO THE WORLD

Joy to the world, the Lord is come
Let earth receive her king.
Let every heart prepare him room,
And Heaven and nature sing.
And Heaven and nature sing.
And Heaven and nature sing.

Joy to the world the savior reigns
Let men their songs employ.
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains
Repeat the sounding joy...

He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glory of his righteousness,
And wonders of his love...

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