Joy In The Morning

[Verse 1]
I was staring at the ceiling
Heart too heavy to pretend
Every prayer felt like an echo
Every step a dead-end bend
Then Your whisper cut the silence
Like sunlight through the blinds
You put courage in my breathing
Pulled the fear out of my mind
[Pre-Chorus]
When my knees hit the floor
You were there like before
I can feel Your hand again
Lifting me
Lifting me
[Chorus]
God
You are love when I’m breaking apart
You fight til the end for my wandering heart
You turn all my tears into joy in the morning
Joy in the morning
Joy in the morning
God
You are love when the night won’t relent
You stay in the storm
Every drop that You’ve sent
You turn all my fear into joy in the morning
Joy in the morning
Joy in the morning
[Verse 2]
Pages open on the table
Coffee cold
But I still stay
Tracing all the little stories
Where You never walked away
I remember how You found me
In the corners of my shame
Now I’m dancing in the hallway
Just for breathing out Your name (oh)
[Pre-Chorus]
When my knees hit the floor
You are there like before
I can feel Your hand again
Lifting me
Lifting me
[Chorus]
God
You are love when I’m breaking apart
You fight til the end for my wandering heart
You turn all my tears into joy in the morning
Joy in the morning
Joy in the morning
God
You are love when the night won’t relent
You stay in the storm
Every drop that You’ve sent
You turn all my fear into joy in the morning
Joy in the morning
Joy in the morning
[Bridge]
[Soft soprano sax answering each line]
Every battle
Every bruise
You’re the one I’m running to
When I’ve got nothing left to prove
You still call me chosen
Every valley
Every sky
You hold every single sigh
You’re the reason I can cry
And still say I’m hopeful (yeah)
[Chorus]
God
You are love when I’m breaking apart
You fight til the end for my wandering heart
You turn all my tears into joy in the morning
Joy in the morning
Joy in the morning
God
You are love when the night won’t relent
You stay in the storm
Every drop that You’ve sent
You turn all my fear into joy in the morning
Joy in the morning
Joy in the morning
[Outro]
[Soaring soprano sax over vocal ad-libs]
Joy in the morning
Joy in the morning (oh)
You fight til the end
You are love
You are love

pop, Bright contemporary pop with female vocals, steady mid-tempo groove, piano and warm pads. Soprano sax carries a gentle countermelody in the verses and soars with call-and-response lines in the chorus. Big stacked harmonies on the hook, tasteful tom fills into each section, and a triumphant final chorus with ad-libbed sax and vocal runs.