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Joy. – RAYE

RAYE

Joy. lyrics

Language
English
Level
Intermediate
Released
2026
Genre
Pop, R&B
Length
4:24
  1. Mr Ray, are you somebody?

  2. I declare and I decree

  3. Any chain that has been holding me

  4. Any evil tongue that whispers in these ears

  5. I said, "I rebuke you, you must leave my life, you are not welcome here"

  6. So loose your grip and set me free

  7. Heaven, hear me now, I want to be

  8. Free of every pain and every fear

  1. This sadness has a grip on me, and it must disappear

  2. I'm letting it wash over me (wash all over me)

  3. I'm letting it all wash away (all of it wash away)

  4. All of it, all of it

  5. It must let go of me today

  6. Cover me with Your feathers, Father

  7. Shelter me with Your wings

  8. I may cry through the night, I may cry through the night

  9. I may cry through the night, but my joy comes in the morning

  10. Joy, joy

  11. I may cry through the night, but my joy comes in the morning

  12. My joy, oh, my joy (joy)

  13. Oh, my joy comes in the morning

  14. My joy comes in the morning, my joy comes in the-

  15. Though I may cry in the night, but my joy comes in the morning

  16. Let me see you clap your hands and help me sing

  17. I declare I am somebody, I declare I am somebody (I say)

  18. I declare there will be joy (I will), I declare there will be joy (I will)

  19. I declare there will be joy (I will), oh, listen to my sister sing

  20. Oh, I don't usually tend to cry

  21. 'Stead, I tend to bury it inside

  22. It's been hard for me to fall asleep (hard for me)

  23. Building burdens up to kill my dreams

  24. But I know when I'm feeling alone

  25. When my spirit gets low

  26. I know there's someone out there who's been praying for me

  27. There's a war in your mind

  28. Your sorrows may endure

  29. But the light comes with the morning

  30. It's what you're made for

  31. It can't hide

  32. It's supernatural

  33. I may cry through the night, but my joy comes in the morning

  34. (Here comes my, here comes my, here comes my)

  35. Joy (here comes my, all of my) joy

  36. I may cry through the night, but my joy comes in the morning

  37. (Here comes my joy there, here comes my) my joy

  38. (Here comes my joy there) oh, my joy

  39. (She'll cry through the night, but) my joy comes in the morning

  40. My joy comes in the morning, my joy comes in the- (let me see you-, ah)

  41. Though I may cry in the night, but my joy comes in the morning

  42. Let me see you clap your hands and help me sing

  43. I declare I am somebody, I declare I am somebody (I say)

  44. I declare there will be joy (I will), I declare there will be joy (I will)

  45. Oh, more joy, be more joy, be more joy

  46. Though I may cry in the night, but my joy comes in the morning

  47. Let me see you clap your hands and help me sing

  48. I declare I am somebody, I declare I am somebody (I say)

  49. I declare there will be joy (I will), I declare there will be joy (I will)

  50. I declare there will be joy, I declare there will be joy

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Key vocabulary

ears
body part for hearingA1
leave
go awayA1
somebody
a personA1
want
desireA1
welcome
greet kindly; acceptableA1
mr
title for a man
ray
line of lightC1
declare
say officiallyB2
decree
official order
any
one or more; not specificA1

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About this song

RAYE is a British South London singer-songwriter born Rachel Agatha Keen. She works across contemporary pop, R&B, dancehall, and gospel and is known for her debut album My 21st Century Blues and charting hits such as “Escapism.”

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🇬🇧 RAYE

Joy.

Mr Ray, are you somebody?

I declare and I decree

Any chain that has been holding me

Any evil tongue that whispers in these ears

I said, "I rebuke you, you must leave my life, you are not welcome here"

So loose your grip and set me free

Heaven, hear me now, I want to be

Free of every pain and every fear

This sadness has a grip on me, and it must disappear

I'm letting it wash over me (wash all over me)

I'm letting it all wash away (all of it wash away)

All of it, all of it

It must let go of me today

Cover me with Your feathers, Father

Shelter me with Your wings

I may cry through the night, I may cry through the night

I may cry through the night, but my joy comes in the morning

Joy, joy

I may cry through the night, but my joy comes in the morning

My joy, oh, my joy (joy)

Oh, my joy comes in the morning

My joy comes in the morning, my joy comes in the-

Though I may cry in the night, but my joy comes in the morning

Let me see you clap your hands and help me sing

I declare I am somebody, I declare I am somebody (I say)

I declare there will be joy (I will), I declare there will be joy (I will)

I declare there will be joy (I will), oh, listen to my sister sing

Oh, I don't usually tend to cry

'Stead, I tend to bury it inside

It's been hard for me to fall asleep (hard for me)

Building burdens up to kill my dreams

But I know when I'm feeling alone

When my spirit gets low

I know there's someone out there who's been praying for me

There's a war in your mind

Your sorrows may endure

But the light comes with the morning

It's what you're made for

It can't hide

It's supernatural

I may cry through the night, but my joy comes in the morning

(Here comes my, here comes my, here comes my)

Joy (here comes my, all of my) joy

I may cry through the night, but my joy comes in the morning

(Here comes my joy there, here comes my) my joy

(Here comes my joy there) oh, my joy

(She'll cry through the night, but) my joy comes in the morning

My joy comes in the morning, my joy comes in the- (let me see you-, ah)

Though I may cry in the night, but my joy comes in the morning

Let me see you clap your hands and help me sing

I declare I am somebody, I declare I am somebody (I say)

I declare there will be joy (I will), I declare there will be joy (I will)

Oh, more joy, be more joy, be more joy

Though I may cry in the night, but my joy comes in the morning

Let me see you clap your hands and help me sing

I declare I am somebody, I declare I am somebody (I say)

I declare there will be joy (I will), I declare there will be joy (I will)

I declare there will be joy, I declare there will be joy

Joy.

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