Trading My Sorrows
Lyrics and Music by Darrell Evans
Chorus:
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I'm trading my sorrows, I'm trading my shame
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I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord.
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I'm trading my sickness, I'm trading my pain,
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I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord.
Bridge:
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Yes, Lord, yes, Lord, yes, yes, Lord.
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Yes, Lord, yes, Lord, yes, yes, Lord.
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Yes, Lord, yes, Lord, yes, yes, Lord, Amen.
(Last time Repeat Chorus then end)
Verse:
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I am pressed but not crushed, persecuted, not abandoned;
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struck down but not destroyed.
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I am blessed beyond the curse, for His promise will endure
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that His joy's gonna be my strength.
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Though the sorrow may last for the night,
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His joy comes with the mornin'.
(Repeat from Chorus)