168. We'll Understand It Better By and By

1 We are tossed and driven
on this restless sea of time
somber skies and howling tempest 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 overcome,
for 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 ev'ry 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,
we will understand it better by and by. [Refrain]

4 Temptations hidden snares
often take us unawares,
and our hearts are made to bleed for some 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
Title: We'll Understand It Better By and By
Author: Charles Albert Tindley
Refrain First Line: By and by when the morning comes
Meter: 77 15 77 11 with Refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 2007
Topic: Order of Service: Prayer; Bible-Word of God; Burdens (10 more...)
Tune Information
Name: BY AND BY
Composer: Charles Albert Tindley
Arranger: Theodore Thomas
Meter: 77 15 77 11 with Refrain
Key: F Major
Copyright: Arr. © 2007 Abingdon Press, admin. by The Copyright Co.



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