I'm trading my sorrows   i'm trading my shame   i'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord      i'm trading my sickness   i'm trading my pain   i'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord      We say yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes Lord   yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes Lord   yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes Lord, amen      i am pressed but not crushed   persecuted, but not abandoned   struck down, but not destroyed   i am blessed beyond the curse,   for His promise will endure   and His joy will be my strength      though the sorrow may last for the night   His joy comes with the morning.      I'm trading my sorrows   i'm trading my shame   i'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord      i'm trading my sickness   i'm trading my pain   i'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord      We say yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes Lord   yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes Lord   yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes Lord, amen (2x)      i am pressed but not crushed   persecuted, but not abandoned   struck down, but not destroyed   i am blessed beyond the curse,   for His promise will endure   and His joy is going to be my strength      Though the sorrow may last for the night   His joy comes with the morning.      I'm trading my sorrows   i'm trading my shame   i'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord      i'm trading my sickness   i'm trading my pain   i'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord (2x)