Life's a strain of painful things to be overcome   We mark the mile by our trials and suffer everyone   But hold them near and keep them dear and don't be ashamed      Trials of the world are all heaven's pearls   Trials of the world are all heaven's pearls      We gather scars from tangled bars that catch under the skin   The friction burns as they turn working deeper in   But day by day sharp edges fade, smooth, burnished and fine      Trials of the world are all heaven's pearls   Trials of the world are all heaven's pearls      Trials of the world are all heaven's pearls   Trials of the world are all heaven's pearls