Courage, mo­ther, though your child­ren stray
Far from paths of love and peace away.
Work on, pray on, though the sky’s o’er­cast;
Better days are dawn­ing, and joy will come at last.

Refrain

Better days are dawn­ing; joy will come at last
God will hear and an­swer, as in ag­es past.
Work on, pray on, though the sky’s o’er­cast;
Better days are dawn­ing, and joy will come at last.

Cease not pray­ing, sad, dis­heart­ened ife,
For the one that’s dear­er far than life.
Work on, pray on, though the sky’s o’er­cast;
Better days are dawn­ing, and joy will come at last.

Refrain

Weary suf­fer­er, through long hours of pain,
By you stands the Com­fort­er again.
Work on, pray on, though the sky’s o’ercast;
Better days are dawn­ing, and joy will come at last.

Refrain

All who fal­ter ’neath a load of care,
Christ will aid, your hea­vy bur­dens share.
Work on, pray on, though the sky’s o’er­cast;
Better days are dawn­ing, and joy will come at last.

Refrain