[Chorus]
Is my living in vain?
Is my giving in vain?
Is my praying in vain?
Is my fasting in vain?
Am I wasting my time?
Can the clock be rewind?
Have I let my light shine?
Have I made ninety-nine?

[Bridge]
No, of course not
It's not all in vain (no, no Lord, no)
'Cause up the road is eternal gain

[Chorus]
Is my praying in vain? (oh)
Is my labor in vain?
Is my singing in vain?
Is my speaking, is it in vain?
Is my playing the organ in vain?
Is my praying in vain?
Is my, is my, is my labor in vain?
Is my singing, singing, singing in vain?

[Bridge]
No, of course not (no, no)
No, of course not
No, of course not
No, no, no-no, no-no
Of course not
No, no, no-no, no-no
Of course not
It's not all in vain (oh, oh, oh Lord)
Up the road is eternal gain
(Say it one for my time for me, Niecey?)
[Verse]
Is my praying, is it in vain? (sing girl)
Is my, is my, is my labor in vain?
Is my singing, singing in vain?
I know I'm speaking in vain
Is my playin' this organ in vain, at the temple?
At the cathedral, at all these churches?
Is my praying, my praying, my praying, in vain? (ooh)
Is it in vain? Is it in vain?
Is it in vain? Is it in vain?
No it ain't in vain
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

[Bridge]
No, of course not
No, no, no-no, no-no
No, no, no-no, no-no of course not
No, no, no-no, no-no of course not
No, no, no-no, no-no of course not
It's not all in vain
It's not all in vain
It's not all in vain
It's not all in vain
It's not all in vain (here's why it's not in vain)
'Cause up the road is eternal gain