Our Great Redeemer's Praise ‎#370

370. We'll Understand It Better By and By

1 We are often 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;
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,
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 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 on the restless sea of time
• Title: We'll Understand It Better By and By
• Author: Charles A. Tindley (1905)
• Refrain First Line: By and by, when the morning comes
• Meter: Irregular with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2022
• Scripture:
  Proverbs 3:5-7
  ;
  1 Corinthians 13
  ;
  Hebrews 10:19-25
• Topic: The Holy Spirit: Comfort

Tune Information

• Name: BY AND BY
• Composer: Charles A. Tindley (1906)
• Meter: Irregular with Refrain
• Key: F Major or modal