G  C                Em  D    G  C                Em  D                                                                                                                                                        
I'm trading my sorrows 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    G  C                Em  D                                                                                                                                                        
I'm trading my sickness 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                                                                                 
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                        C2                  Em                  D                                           
I am pressed but not crushed  Persecuted not abandoned
G         C2                     Em    D                                    
Struck down but not destroyed
         G                              C2                    Em                 D               
I am blessed beyond the curse  For his promise will endure
     G                C2       Em   D                             
His joy's gonna be my strength
D              
Though the sorrow may last for the night
     F                              C
His joy comes with the morning