Copyright
What you may do with these songs, and what to ask about first.
Original works
For the songs marked as original on the Rays Music channel, copyright in the words, music and video content belongs to Rays Music. The written introductions, design and layout of this website belong to Rays Music as well.
Church and personal use
You are welcome to play these videos in church services, small groups, prayer meetings and personal devotion, and to share the YouTube links with anyone who needs them. No separate permission is required for that.
For any of the following, please ask first through the contact page, saying where and how you intend to use it:
- Re-recording, covering or adapting a song, including rewritten lyrics, new arrangements or other-language versions.
- Adding subtitles in another language and publishing them.
- Re-editing the audio or video, uploading it to another platform, or including it in another work.
- Any commercial use.
Most of these are open to discussion — it just needs to be clear where the work will be used. Please do not download a video and re-upload it to your own channel.
Lyrics, notation and downloads
Full lyrics, numbered notation and audio downloads are not offered on this site yet. They will appear on the relevant song pages once the material has been prepared and verified. Until then, no dead download buttons are shown and no generated text stands in for real lyrics.
One thing to be clear about: not every work on the channel is wholly owned by Rays Music. Where copyright is not wholly held, this site publishes no full lyrics and offers no downloads of any kind, and the song page says so.
Video thumbnails
Thumbnails in the listings and on song pages are the official video thumbnails, loaded directly from YouTube's image servers to point to the corresponding video. Rights in them remain with their respective owners.
Scripture
Some works are inspired by or quote Scripture. Copyright in each Bible translation belongs to its own rights holder. Where a song page cites a passage, only a verified reference is given; where it cannot be verified, none is given.
Name and logo
The name "Rays Music" and the channel logo belong to Rays Music. Please do not use them in a way that suggests affiliation with or endorsement by the channel.
If something is wrong, tell us
If you believe anything on this site or the channel infringes your rights, please get in touch through the YouTube channel or the Facebook page, naming the specific work and the specific content. It will be checked and dealt with properly.