1 Down-hearted and discouraged,
Does ev’ry home seem vain?
One word of loving counsel:
Take heart and try again!

Refrain:
Try again, try again!
The morn of blessing follows after weary nights of pain;
Try again, try again!
Begin anew, take courage; don’t give up, try again!

2 Tho oft you have endeavor’d
To break temptation’s chain,
Do not despair, but bravely
For freedom try again! [Refrain]

3 Art worsted in the conflict?
Surrender not nor quail;
Next time you may be victor
And in God’s name prevail! [Refrain]

4 Perhaps in climbing upward
To heights thou would attain,
Thy feet have slipp’d or stumbled—
Rise up, and try again! [Refrain]

5 If you give o’er the struggle
And never seek to rise,
Then all is lost for ever—
You cannot gain the prize. [Refrain]

6 God sends the blessed sunshine
To clear the skies of rain;
Behold the bow of promise!
Look up, and try again. [Refrain]

7 He’ll straighten out life’s tangles,
The darkness shall be plain;
Where you have fail’d He’ll pardon,
But you must try again. [Refrain]