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...