Joy Like This

Verse 1
I was waking up in the shadow
Heart feeling heavy, moving slow
But You called my name like sunrise
Pulled me out into Your light

No more chains shackling me
No more fear in my bones
You turned my mourning into dancing
Now my praise is my overflow

Pre-Chorus
Hands up, heart open wide
I can feel You moving inside
Every beat, every breath
You’re the reason I’m alive

Chorus (big, rhythmic, repeatable)
Oh-oh-oh, I got joy like this
Can’t stop, won’t stop praising You
Oh-oh-oh, I got fire in my soul
And it’s all because of You

Hey!
You turned it around
Hey!
My feet on holy ground
Oh-oh-oh
I’ll dance it out
’Cause I’m free, I’m free, I’m free

Drop (EDM / Afro chant style)
Free — free — free in Your love
Alive — alive — rising up
Free — free — free in Your love
Jesus, You’re enough

(Beat hits hard here — percussion, claps, layered vocals)

Verse 2
Every valley had a lesson
Every tear was not in vain
You were working in the unseen
Turning pressure into praise

Now my story’s full of glory
Every scar a victory
What the enemy meant for evil
You rewrote for good in me

Bridge (Afro-style build, call and response)
Leader: Who gave me breath?
Response: Jesus!
Leader: Who broke the chains?
Response: Jesus!
Leader: Who holds my future?
Response: Jesus!

All:
We lift You high
Higher, higher
We lift You high
Higher, higher

(repeat and layer harmonies)

Final Chorus (bigger, stacked vocals)
Oh-oh-oh, I got joy like this
Can’t stop, won’t stop praising You
Oh-oh-oh, I got fire in my soul
And it’s all because of You

Sunlit Afro beats, shakers and claps, warm groove and airy synths with a soulful beach-dance praise vibe. Soulful female