Count It Joy

When the test come round, I don’t fold

Pressure on my back, but my hands stay bold

Every hard day got a hidden gift

Every heavy load make my spirit lift

I know the fire got a reason in it

What tries to break me just refines the finish

So I breathe through pain, let it do its work

What feels like loss can still build worth

Let it stay

Let it stay

I won’t run from the strain

I won’t waste the rain

Count it joy, count it joy

When the hard times call my name

Count it joy, count it joy

I’m being made again

Count it joy, count it joy

Let the struggle sharpen me

Count it joy, count it joy

Till I stand complete

I’m not all the way there, but I’m on my way

Little by little, I get strength each day

Patience in my bones, peace in my chest

I learn what lasts when I’m under test

So if you see me bent, don’t call me done

I’m still being shaped by the rising sun

What comes against me can’t own my soul

I was built to grow when the road gets cold

Let it stay

Let it stay

I won’t run from the strain

I won’t waste the rain

Count it joy, count it joy

When the hard times call my name

Count it joy, count it joy

I’m being made again

Count it joy, count it joy

Let the struggle sharpen me

Count it joy, count it joy

Till I stand complete

I used to ask why me

Now I see the shape

Every tear was teaching

Every wound had grace

Count it joy, count it joy

When the hard times call my name

Count it joy, count it joy

I’m being made again

Count it joy, count it joy

Let the struggle sharpen me

Count it joy, count it joy

Till I stand complete