I Choose Joy

I choose joy I never let the problems keep me down Because I know the Lord will work things out For my good I choose joy, joy I choose joy I never let the problems keep me down Because I know the Lord will work things out For my good I choose joy, joy To tell the truth This world is full of troubles And if we live long enough They're sure to come our way But we've a choice to walk in fear and trembling Or claim the victory that's already ours this very day I choose joy I never let the problems keep me down Because I know the Lord will work things out For my good I choose joy, joy So when I wake and stumble to the mirror And what I see makes me wish that I had stayed in bed For there's a power deep within my being And it commands my soul to start praising the Lord With every breath So when I find myself under a load of circumstance and care God wants to know what I'm doing under there So I choose joy I never let the problems keep me down Because I know the Lord will work things out For my good I choose joy, joy I choose joy I never let the problems keep me down Because I know the Lord will work things out For my good I choose joy, joy, joy, joy, joy, joy I choose joy Never let the problems keep me down 'Cause I know I can trust the Lord To work it out, to work it out For my good I, I, I choose joy, oh I choose joy Ooh, I'm never gonna let nothing keep me down 'Cause I know my Jesus He's gonna work it out He's gonna work it all out for my good And it leaves me free, free to choose joy