Hard Times Come Again No More

Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears
While we all sup sorrow with the poor
There's a song that will linger forever in our ears
Oh! Hard times, come again no more

'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary:
Hard Times, hard times! Come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh! Hard times, come again no more

While we seek mirth and beauty and all that's bright and new
All the earth is ever as before
All is troubled and tired, we feel it through and through
Oh! Hard times, come again no more

'Tis the song, the sigh of the learnéd:
Hard Times, hard times! Come again no more
By increasing in wisdom, you're harder to ignore
Oh! Hard times, come again no more

There's a Man who has spoken a blessing from the mount
For the mourner, and each whose spirit's poor
There'll be comfort and riches, 'til then they still cry out:
Oh! Hard times, come again no more

'Tis the song, the sigh of the blesséd:
Hard times, hard times! Come again no more
For the sake of our Teacher we're hated, bruised, and sore
Oh! Hard times, come again no more

Let us now then remember that He will dry our tears
And we'll feast with the Lamb forevermore
We will dwell in that city where we've no want or fears
Oh! Hard times, they will be no more!

'Tis the song, the hope of God's children:
Hard times, hard times! You will be no more!
You'll be swallowed in vict'ry; we've better days in store
Oh! Hard times you will be no more

For the King Himself shall declare it:
"Hard times, hard times, come again no more!
You have troubled my people, but now your reign is o'er
Oh! Hard times, come again no more."