[Verse 1]
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
O, hard times come again no more

[Chorus]
'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times come again no more
How we tremble before Thee
Have mercy, we implore
O, hard times come again no more

[Chorus]
'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times come again no more
How we tremble before Thee
Have mercy, we implore
O, hard times come again no more
O, hard times come again no more