Lyrics
[Chorus]
No, we won't, no, we won't
Wait 'til the morning comes
We're gonna dance now
Yeah, we're gonna dance now
No, we won't, no, we won't
Wait 'til the morning comes
We're gonna dance now
Yeah, we're gonna dance now
[Refrain]
Look up, look out
It's time to praise Him now (This is the moment)
Look up, look out
It's time to praise Him now (This is the moment)
Look up, look out
It's time to praise Him now (This is the moment)
Look up, look out
It's time to praise Him now (This is the moment)
Look up, look out
It's time to praise Him now (This is the moment)
Look up, look out
It's time to praise Him now (This is the moment)
Look up, look out
It's time to praise Him now (This is the moment)
Look up, look out
It's time to praise Him now (This is the moment)
[Bridge]
Stop your weeping
Stop your mourning
Lift your hands now
Joy is coming
Stop your weeping
Stop your mourning
Lift your hands now
Joy is coming
Stop your weeping
Stop your mourning
Lift your hands now
Joy is coming
Stop your weeping
Stop your mourning
Lift your hands now
Stop your weeping
Stop your mourning
Lift your hands now
Joy is coming
Stop your weeping
Stop your mourning
Lift your hands now
Joy is coming
[Chorus]
No, we won't, no, we won't
Wait 'til the morning comes
We're gonna dance now
Yeah, we're gonna dance now
No, we won't, no, we won't
Wait 'til the morning comes
We're gonna dance now
Yeah, we're gonna dance now
[Build-Up]
Lift your hands now, lift your hands now
Lift your hands now, lift your hands now
Lift your hands now, lift your hands now
Lift your hands now, joy is coming
Lift your hands now, lift your hands now
Lift your hands now, lift your hands now
Lift your hands now, lift your hands now
Lift your hands now, joy is coming
[EDM Drop / Instrumental]
[Post-Drop / Outro Section]
Joy is coming
Stop your weeping, stop your weeping
Joy is coming, joy is coming
Joy is coming
You can dry those tears
You can dry those tears
Joy is coming, joy is coming
Stop your weeping
Stop your mourning
Lift your hands now
Joy is coming
Stop your weeping
Stop your mourning
Lift your hands now
Joy is coming
[Final Build]
Lift your hands now, lift your hands now
Lift your hands now, lift your hands now
Lift your hands now, lift your hands now
Lift your hands now, joy is coming
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Meaning & Inspiration
Terrian’s “Joy Is Coming” dropped June 5, 2026, as part of her album of the same name. It’s a dance track that refuses to wait for relief.
Two lyrics stand out. First: “No, we won’t wait ‘til the morning comes / We’re gonna dance now.” That flips Psalm 30:5—weeping lasts through the night but joy comes in the morning. Terrian says don’t wait for morning. Dance before dawn. That’s not denial; it’s defiance rooted in trust. Second: “Stop your weeping / Lift your hands now / Joy is coming.” Notice it’s not “joy is here.” It’s coming. That’s honest. Paul wrote in Romans 8:24-25 that hope is for what we don’t yet see. Joy isn’t fully realized, but you lift your hands anyway—because you believe the promise more than you feel the pain.
There’s tension here. The song doesn’t pretend grief disappears. It just refuses to let grief dictate the posture. Praise happens in the gap between what is and what will be. That’s the whole point.