G   C         Em     D  
I'm trading my sorrows.  
G   C         Em    D  
I'm trading my shame.  
G   C          Em           D           G   C  Em  D  
I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord.  
G   C         Em    D  
I'm trading my sickness.  
G   C         Em   D  
I'm trading my pain.  
G   C          Em           D           G   C  Em  D  
I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord.  
  
           G       C           Em        D  
And we say yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes, Lord.  
G       C           Em        D  
Yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes, Lord.  
G       C           Em        D       G  C  Em  D  
Yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes, Lord. Amen.  
  
    G              C         
I'm pressed but not crushed.  
     Em          D  
persecuted not abandoned.  
G       C             Em     D  
Struck down but not destroyed.  
    G                 C       
I'm blessed beyond the curse.  
        Em             D  
for His promise will endure.  
G        C                 Em  D  
And His joy's gonna be my strength.  
  
D  
Though the sorrow may last for the night.  
F                       C  
His joy comes with the morning...