[Verse 1: Durand Jones]
As I roamed across this land
And felt the pulse of every heart of every man
I sang some songs to heal some souls
Looking back, it felt so very long ago

[Verse 2: Durand Jones]
Folks overtaken by disease
All the people lost made me fall right onto my knees
All I could do is cry and shout
I knew I had to trust the faith that love would work it out

[Chorus]
Joy will set us free
If you do believe
So don’t you ever doubt
That love will work it out

[Verse 3: Durand Jones]
I got so down being alone
Watching modern-day lynchings in the streets that I called home
I felt so helpless in thе strife
But I knew I had to trust the faith that lovе would make it right

[Chorus]
Joy will set us free (Yes it will, yes it will!)
If you do believe (If you do believe, hey!)
So don’t you ever doubt (Hey, yeah!)
That love will work it out
[Bridge]
When the road (When the road)
Gets rough (Gets rough)
(All you’ve got to do is put your)
(Faith in love) Put your faith
In love

[Chorus]
Joy will set us free (Joy will set us free)
If you do believe (Don’t you know, don’t you know?)
So don’t you ever doubt
That love will work it out (Love will work it out, oh!)
Joy will set us free
If you do believe
So don’t you ever doubt
That love will work it out