I
AFTER THE SUNSHINE COMES THE RAIN,
AFTER THE GLADNESS GRIEF AND PAIN.
BUT THERE WILL COME A BETTER DAY AFTER AWHILE---.
WE MUST KEEP PRESSING FOR THE GOAL,
SEEKING THE HOMELAND OF THE SOUL.
IF WE HAVE JOYS THAT NEVER DECAY AFTER AWHILE.
CHORUS
AFTER AWHILE AFTER AWHILE.
IN A LITTLE WHILE JUST A LITTLE WHILE
GLORY IS WAITING OVER THERE AFTER A WHILE.
AFTER A WHILE AFTER A WHILE
IN A LITTLE WHILE JUST A LITTLE WHILE
WE SHALL HAVE JOY BEYOND COMPARE AFTER AWHILE.
II
TROUBLE AND CARES ON EVERY HAND,
MORE THAN OUR SOULS CAN UNDERSTAND.
BUT THERE WILL COME A BETTER DAY AFTER AWHILE---.
WE MUST BE TRUE TO CHRIST OUR KING,
TELLING HIS LOVE HIS PRAISES SING.
IF WE HAVE JOYS THAT NEVER DECAY AFTER AWHILE.
III
T'WILL NOT BE LONG TO TARRY HERE,
TILL THE REDEEMER SHALL APPEAR.
BUT THERE WILL COME A BETTER DAY AFTER AWHILE---
WE SHALL BE GLAD TO SEE HIS FACE,
KNOWING THAT WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE.
IF WE HAVE JOYS THAT NEVER DECAY AFTER AWHILE.