Good Morning Lord, It's Been A Long Night!

It seems like forever since the sun went down and the darkness crept over the land;
The night was here and it seemed to stay. "What happened Lord, where is your hand?"
The night is so dark, I can't see my way. Each direction I turn to is wrong;
I go to a place hoping you're there, just wanting so much to belong."
I walked to the north and then to the south, from the east and on to the west;
I thought I had done what was supposed to be done. I thought I had given my best.
So where is the light from the new morning sun, to guide me and show me the way?
I'm tired of wandering aimlessly around waiting for the night to give way to the day.
I know you said sorrow wouldn't last long and joy would come at first light;
But it seems forever since the sun went down and began this long, endless night.
Just over the hilltop I see the day dawning with a new and radiant light,
And finally I can see my way home now, "Good morning Lord, it's been a long night.