Scripture Verse

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5

Introduction

Words: Mat­tie D. Britts, in On­ward and Up­ward No. 2, ed­it­ed by Will­iam T. Gif­fe & Eph­ra­im T. Hil­de­brand (Lo­gans­port, In­di­ana: Home Mu­sic, 1900), num­ber 153.

Music: Lou­is D. Eich­horn (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Britts or Eich­horn (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Duet

O weary pil­grim, thro’ life’s day,
Are sha­dows gath’ring o’er thee?
Have care and pain be­set the way
That stretch­es on be­fore thee?
Then trust in God, look up and smile
Thro’ blind­ing tears of sor­row:
The clouds can dark­en but awhile,
The sun will shine to­mor­row.

Refrain (Quar­tet)

The sun will shine, the sun will shine,
The sun will shine to­mor­row.

The clouds can dark­en but awhile,
The sun will shine to­mor­row.

Our lives must hold some rainy days,
Some storms must break above us,
But ’tis our Fa­ther guides our ways,
He’ll ne­ver fail to love us.
So brave­ly, bright­ly keep thy way,
And do not yield to sor­row,
For tho’ the clouds hang thick to­day,
The sun will shine to­mor­row.

Refrain

This world is quite a hap­py place,
In rain or plea­sant wea­ther,
If peo­ple on­ly try to live
In har­mo­ny to­ge­ther.
Oh, let us trust, midst good and ill,
And joy from trou­ble bor­row:
A lov­ing Fa­ther watch­es still,
The sun will shine to­mor­row.

Refrain