Dorothy Norwood - I Still Have Joy Lyrics

"I Still Have Joy" is a testimony song that repeats one central claim throughout: despite everything endured, joy remains intact. The verses describe hard stretches in plain terms, moments of wanting to give up, habits that once threatened to take control, and mountains that once seemed immovable, before crediting God directly with strength to keep going and with removing obstacles entirely. The recurring phrase "this is my testimony" frames the song less as a performance and more as a personal account meant to be spoken over a congregation, inviting listeners to recognize their own hardships in the same structure. The chorus keeps that testimony simple and repeatable, joy after everything, which lets the song function well in a live setting where a leader can restate the claim and a crowd can answer with the same declaration. Built from short verses returning again and again to one settled conclusion, the song presents joy not as the absence of difficulty but as something that survives it.