[Chorus 1:]
Don't wait 'till the battle is over to shout now,
You know in the end, you're gonna win.
[repeat]
[Verse 1:]
When you're burdened down with the cares of life
and you feel all hope is gone.
Don't despair, God will be right there;
when the battle is over'
[Chorus 2:]
When the battle is over, [x3]
we're going home.
[Verse 2:]
When the tears are streaming down
and there's no one around,
and your striving seems in vain.
Hold your head up high, your deliverence is nigh';
when the battle is over'
[Bridge:]
Hallelujah [x5]