The New Century Hymnal ‎#444

444. We Are Often Tossed and Driven (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:
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;
In our God our trust's assured,
and according to the 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;
We are guided by God's 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 many a 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 often tossed and driven
• Title: We Are Often Tossed and Driven (We'll Understand It Better By and By)
• Author: Charles Albert Tindley (c. 1906, alt.)
• Refrain First Line: By and by, when the morning comes
• Meter: Irr. with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Topic: Eternal Life; Struggle and Conflict; Trust; Year B: Lent 1

Tune Information

• Name: BY AND BY
• Composer: Charles Albert Tindley (c. 1906)
• Transcriber: F. A. Clark (1906)
• Meter: Irr. with refrain
• Key: F Major