 " Say Yes " was written by Williams , Carmen Reece , Al Sherrod Lambert and Harmony Samuels who also served as its producer . The song marked the third collaboration of the trio consisting of Williams , Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland , after their group Destiny 's Child disbanded in 2006 . Williams sent an advanced demo of the album Journey to Freedom to her former bandmates Beyoncé and Rowland which contained the song as a solo track titled " When Jesus Says Yes " . Later , Williams received a call from Rowland who said , " We love ' When Jesus Says Yes ' ... there has to be a Destiny 's Child mix of the song . " Both Rowland and Beyoncé recorded their respective verses in a studio afterwards . Williams stated she wanted to keep the project in secrecy " until it was time " to reveal it . During an interview with Rap @-@ Up , Beyoncé spoke about her decision to be a featured artist on the song , stating , " This song is so inspiring and ... not enough music out there like this and I 'm proud to be a part of it . " Williams talked about " Say Yes " with Fuse , saying , 
