Trading My Sorrows

OUTLINE: Chorus, Bridge, Verse 1, Tag, Chorus, Bridge(2x), Verse 1, Tag, Chorus
Chorus:
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

Bridge:
And we say yes Lord yes Lord yes yes Lord
Yes Lord yes Lord yes yes Lord
Yes Lord yes Lord yes yes Lord Amen

Verse 1:
I am pressed but not crushed persecuted not abandoned
Struck down but not destroyed
I am blessed beyond the curse for his promise will endure
And his joy's gonna be my strength

Tag:
Though the sorrow may last for the night
His joy comes with the morning

ENDING:
For the joy of the Lord
For the joy of the Lord

CCLI#: 2574653–Trading My Sorrows
Darrell Evans
1998 Integrity's Hosanna! Music
CCLI License No. 648502