"Don't Take Your Joy Away" lyrics
Don't take your joy away
Oh, don't take your joy away, no, no, no
I know that I have done wrong
But I'm asking You as I sing this song
Don't take your joy away
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Don't take your joy away
(Your joy away, no, no, don't take)
Don't take your joy away
(Your joy, Your joy, I'm asking you, Lord, I know)
I know that I have done wrong (But I'm)
Asking you (Asking You, Lord, as we sing this song)
Sing this song
(Don't take, don't take Your joy, joy away
Don't take Your joy, Lord)
Don't take your joy away
(Lord, don't take Your joy from me
I'm asking You, Lord, don't take)
Don't take your joy away
(Right now, Jesus, we need You, Lord, yes, we do
Lord, we know)
I know that I have done wrong (But I'm asking You, Lord)
Asking you (Asking You, Lord, as we sing this song)
Sing this song (Don't take it)
Don't take it (You see I can't make it)
I can't make it (I've tried it)
I've tried it
(I've tried it, and I've tried it)
I can't live without it
(Lord, I can't live without You)
Don't take it
(Lord, don't take Your joy from me, Lord, don't take it)
I can't make it
(Lord, I need you to clean me up, make me strong)
I've tried it
(Lord, I've tried You and I know You)
I can't live without it
Restore unto me the joy of my salvation
Make me Jesus a new creation
(Make me, Lord)
Shape me and make me
Hold me and mold me
Choose me and use me
Chastise me, revive me
Restore unto me the joy of my salvation
Make me Jesus a new creation
(Make me, Lord)
Shape me and make me (Shape me and make me)
Hold me and mold me (Hold me and mold me)
Choose me and use me (Use me, Lord)
Chastise me, revive me (Revive me)
Restore unto me the joy of my salvation
Make me Jesus a new creation
Shape me and make me (Shape me and make me)
Hold me and mold me (Hold me, Lord)
Choose me and use me (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Chastise me, revive me
(Don't take it)
Don't take your joy (Away) away
Oh, oh, Lord, don't take it away (Away)
Lord created me a clean heart
Renew the right spirit within me Lord, yeah
(Away)
Don't take it away, don't take it away, no (Away)
Don't take it
I need You to guide me, to direct me, Lord (Away)
Don't take it away, don't take it away, hey
Don't take it (Away), hey
Restore me, baptize me, choose me, use me, Lord
Use me, Lord
Use this full-figured body, I'm fine
Use me, Lord
I need you to shape me, I need you to make me
I need You to hold me, mold me, shape me, make me
Lord, don't take it away, yeah
Oh, don't take your joy away, no, no, no
I know that I have done wrong
But I'm asking You as I sing this song
Don't take your joy away
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Don't take your joy away
(Your joy away, no, no, don't take)
Don't take your joy away
(Your joy, Your joy, I'm asking you, Lord, I know)
I know that I have done wrong (But I'm)
Asking you (Asking You, Lord, as we sing this song)
Sing this song
(Don't take, don't take Your joy, joy away
Don't take Your joy, Lord)
Don't take your joy away
(Lord, don't take Your joy from me
I'm asking You, Lord, don't take)
Don't take your joy away
(Right now, Jesus, we need You, Lord, yes, we do
Lord, we know)
I know that I have done wrong (But I'm asking You, Lord)
Asking you (Asking You, Lord, as we sing this song)
Sing this song (Don't take it)
Don't take it (You see I can't make it)
I can't make it (I've tried it)
I've tried it
(I've tried it, and I've tried it)
I can't live without it
(Lord, I can't live without You)
Don't take it
(Lord, don't take Your joy from me, Lord, don't take it)
I can't make it
(Lord, I need you to clean me up, make me strong)
I've tried it
(Lord, I've tried You and I know You)
I can't live without it
Restore unto me the joy of my salvation
Make me Jesus a new creation
(Make me, Lord)
Shape me and make me
Hold me and mold me
Choose me and use me
Chastise me, revive me
Restore unto me the joy of my salvation
Make me Jesus a new creation
(Make me, Lord)
Shape me and make me (Shape me and make me)
Hold me and mold me (Hold me and mold me)
Choose me and use me (Use me, Lord)
Chastise me, revive me (Revive me)
Restore unto me the joy of my salvation
Make me Jesus a new creation
Shape me and make me (Shape me and make me)
Hold me and mold me (Hold me, Lord)
Choose me and use me (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Chastise me, revive me
(Don't take it)
Don't take your joy (Away) away
Oh, oh, Lord, don't take it away (Away)
Lord created me a clean heart
Renew the right spirit within me Lord, yeah
(Away)
Don't take it away, don't take it away, no (Away)
Don't take it
I need You to guide me, to direct me, Lord (Away)
Don't take it away, don't take it away, hey
Don't take it (Away), hey
Restore me, baptize me, choose me, use me, Lord
Use me, Lord
Use this full-figured body, I'm fine
Use me, Lord
I need you to shape me, I need you to make me
I need You to hold me, mold me, shape me, make me
Lord, don't take it away, yeah
Writer(s): Kirk Franklin
