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 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 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