The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#636

636. We'll Understand It Better By and By

1 We are tossed and driven
on the restless sea of time;
somber skies and howling tempests
oft succeed a bright sunshine;
in that land of perfect day,
when the mists have rolled away,
we will understand it better by and by.

Refrain:
By and by, when the morning comes,
when the saints of God are gathered home,
we’ll tell the story how we’ve overcome,
we’ll understand it better by and by.

2 We are often destitute
of the things that life demands,
want of food and want of shelter,
thirsty hills and barren lands;
we are trusting in the Lord,
and according to God's word,
we will understand it better by and by. [Refrain]

3 Trials dark on every hand,
and we cannot understand
all the ways that God would lead us
to that blessed promised land;
but he guides us with his eye,
and we'll follow till we die,
for we'll understand it better by and by. [Refrain]

4 Temptations, hidden snares,
often take us unawares,
and our hearts are made to bleed
for any thoughtless word or deed;
and we wonder why the test
when we try to do our best,
but we’ll understand it better by and by. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: We are tossed and driven on the restless sea of time
• Title: We'll Understand It Better By and By
• Author: Charles Albert Tindley (ca. 1906)
• Refrain First Line: By and by, when the morning comes
• Meter: Irregular with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 13:12
• Topic: Gospel Hymns

Tune Information

• Name: BY AND BY
• Arranger: F A Clark
• Meter: Irregular with Refrain
• Key: F Major or modal