Mandisa - (Never Gonna) Steal My Joy lyrics

I look at my life And I still can't believe it How did I make it To where I stand now? You don't understand I was up against the whole world And all I could feel was it breaking me down But out of a hopeless situation There came a song of redemption Life may push my heart to the limit But I won't let go Of the joy in my soul ‘Cause everything can change in a minute And the world may try But they're never gonna steal my joy So get up, stand up And rise above it If every plan That you've made goes so wrong You don't have to give in to the struggle You may be down But don't stay there for long In every hopeless situation There is a song of redemption The world may say You're never gonna make it The world may say You're not strong enough to take it But I don't care ‘Cause the joy of the Lord is real And they're never gonna steal my joy