International Song Service ‎#137

137. What shall it profit me by-and-by

1 What shall it profit me by-and-by,
O, what shall it profit me then?
Whether my pathway on earth was bright,
Whether it led me through dark or light,
Under a gray or a golden sky,
When I look back on it by-and-by?

Refrain:
What shall it profit me then?
What shall it profit me then?
When I look back on it by-and-by,
O, what shall it profit me then?

2 What shall it profit me by-and-by--
O, what shall it profit me then?
Whether in weariness, toil and pain
I have been striving my home to gain--
Striving, not questioning how or why,
If I but rest with Him by-and-by?

Refrain:
What shall it profit me then?
What shall it profit me than?
When I look back on it by-and-by,
What shall it profit me then?

3 What shall it profit me by-and-by--
O, what shall it profit me then?
If I have answered the heavenly call,
Trusted in God as my all in all,
I shall be welcomed to dwell on high--
Dwell with the ransom'd ones by-and-by.

Refrain:
Thus shall it profit me then,
Thus shall it profit me than,
When I look back on it by-and-by,
O, thus shall it profit me then.

4 What shall it profit me by-and-by--
O, what shall it profit me then?
Permit me this--That my gain and loss
Taught my weak spirit to bear the cross;
Bid me look upward to joys on high--
Heaven and happiness by-and-by.

Refrain:
Thus shall it profit me then.
Thus shall it profit me then.
When I look back on it by-and-by,
O, thus shall it profit me then.

Text Information

• First Line: What shall it profit me by-and-by
• Author: Fannie J. Crosby
• Refrain First Line: What shall it profit me then?
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1895

Tune Information

• Name: WHAT SHALL IT PROFIT ME THEN?
• Composer: S. J. Vail
• Key: A♭ Major