Tho’ the night be dark and drea­ry,
Tho’ the way be long and wea­ry,
Morn shall bring thee light and cheer;
Child, look up, the dawn is near.

Refrain

There’ll be joy by and by,
There’ll be joy by and by;
In the dawn­ing of the morn­ing,
There’ll be joy by and by.

Tho’ thine eyes are sad with weep­ing,
Thro’ the night thy vi­gils keep­ing,
God shall wipe thy tears away,
Turn thy dark­ness into day.

Refrain

Tho’ thy spir­it faints with fast­ing
Thro’ the hours so slow­ly wast­ing,
Morn shall bring a glo­ri­ous feast,
Thou shalt sit an hon­ored guest.

Refrain