Tomorrow Will Be What Will Be
The Song Page About Trusting in God Despite the Circumstances
Dear Friends,
The peace of the Lord be with you.
I am releasing another song from the forthcoming collection Plain Folk. This one is a folk song for guitar and orchestra about trusting the Lord with the future.
For anyone moving through life’s unavoidable transitions, you know how it happens: a precipitating event — in health, in relationships, in the structures we depend on — creates a storm that sends our little vessel of self out into an unknown sea. Often isolation follows. This song is several years old, but it has come to life through the hands of dear collaborators. I’m rejoined by my longtime accompanist and violinist, Jessie Soliday of Pennsylvania, and honored to have orchestration performed by members of the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra.
It was a joy to make this song — but I made it to minister to those of you in the throes of transition, feeling as though control has slipped away. My voice is weakening as you can plainly hear. But perhaps weakness is its own instrumentation in the song. Sometimes, what we learn is that the control was never really ours to begin with. It was an illusion, covered all along by the gracious hand of God. The exposure of that illusion, though painful, can lead to a new freedom — a deeper trust in God. And yet the circumstances themselves usually remain.
But the purpose of life is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. And that begins in those difficult, necessary seasons of sailing — under the power of a Navigator who is unseen, yet very real, and closer than we know, and who loves you.
Matthew 6:25-34
25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one [a]cubit to his [b]stature?
28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not [c]arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
The Song
The Players
Michael Anthony Milton, Guitar, Vocals, North Carolina
Jessie Soliday, Vocals, Violin, Pennsylvania
Select Members from the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra
Lucas Marques, Recording Engineer, São Paulo, Brazil
The Lyrics
Tomorrow Will Be What Will Be
Words and Music © 2026 Michael Anthony Milton (Bethesda Music Group, BMI). All Rights Reserved
I see storms out o’er the ocean I hear thunder out o’er the sea But I’m going to stay right here Until the weather is clear And tomorrow will be what will be I see troubles on my horizon Heartache is destined for me But I’m going to stay right here Until the trouble is clear And tomorrow will be what will be Ah we spend all our years Waste a bucket of tears To avoid what we can’t even see Best to leave it behind Better to clear your mind And look beyond what you can see I can’t live in the future I can’t change the past So I will trust in the Lord For the things that will last Learn to live my life happy and free For tomorrow will be what will be
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dr. Michael A. Milton Releases New Single “Tomorrow Will Be What Will Be” from Forthcoming Album Plain Folk
Folk song for guitar and orchestra features collaboration with the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra
TRYON, NC — Bethesda Music Group has announced the release of “Tomorrow Will Be What Will Be,” a new single from singer-songwriter Dr. Michael Anthony Milton’s forthcoming album Plain Folk. The song, available now across major streaming platforms, explores themes of trust and surrender amid life’s unexpected transitions.
Written for guitar and orchestra, “Tomorrow Will Be What Will Be” reflects on the disorienting “storms” that often accompany major life changes — in health, relationships, or circumstance — and the isolation that can follow. Drawing on the assurance of Matthew 6:25–34, the song points listeners toward trust in God’s provision even when life’s circumstances remain unresolved.
The recording reunites Milton with longtime collaborator and violinist Jessie Soliday of Pennsylvania and features orchestration performed by members of the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra, with recording engineering by Lucas Marques.
“Tomorrow Will Be What Will Be” is the latest release from Plain Folk, a 19-track album from Bethesda Music Group. The single is available now via Apple Music, Spotify, and other major platforms through the album’s music hub. Sheet music for orchestra and guitar is available through Hal Leonard’s Sheet Music Direct and other retail partners.
About Bethesda Music Group
Bethesda Music Group is the music publishing imprint of Faith for Living, Inc., a North Carolina 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The group produces original music and orchestral works exploring themes of faith, hope, and the Christian life.
Media Contact
Dr. Rebecca Rine, Senior Fellow
D. James Kennedy Institute of Reformed Leadership
learnmore@faithfor.living
Other Releases from the Forthcoming Album
Music making and distribution have changed drastically. It was already in a state of flux when new technologies and consumer trends changed it again. So I am releasing the music on Substack along with the other channels. Since I cannot support the songs with live appearances, I have to rely on your kind sharing of the material.
Here are some other releases from the album, Plain Folk, which we hope will appear in late 2026 or in 2027.
Sheet Music
The sheet music for orchestra and guitar is available from several outlets, including our partner Hal Leonard’s Sheet Music Direct, via the button below.
A New Outlet for an Old Mission
The music business has changed. Streaming platforms scatter listeners across algorithms we don’t control, and discovery has become harder, not easier, for independent and ministry-driven artists.
Our response: we will continue releasing music and books through all the normal channels — streaming services, digital distribution, print and ebook platforms — because those reach real people, and reach is the point.
But we’re adding something new: Substack will now serve as a premier outlet for the release of new songs, albums, and books from Bethesda Music Group and Bethesda Publishing Group.
Why? Because Substack lets us pair the work itself with the story behind it — the Scripture that inspired a lyric, the history behind a hymn, the conviction behind a book. It puts new releases directly into the hands of people who’ve already said they want to hear from us, without a platform’s algorithm deciding who sees it.
We’ll monitor how this works and adjust as we go. The goal isn’t a platform — it’s people. Our mission remains the same: to reach as many people as possible, by all available means, with music and writing that points to Christ.
Bethesda Music Group and Bethesda Publishing Group are ministry units of Faith for Living, Inc., a North Carolina 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.
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