Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) ‎#138

138. Farther Along

1 Tempted and tried we're oft made to wonder
Why it should be thus all the day long,
While there are others living about us,
Never molested tho' in the wrong.

Chorus:
Farther along we'll know all about it,
Farther along we'll understand why;
Cheer up, my brother, live in the sunshine,
We'll understand it all by and by.

2 When death has come and taken our loved ones,
It leaves our home so lonely and drear;
Then do we wonder why others prosper,
Living so wicked year after year. [Chorus]

3 Faithful till death said our loving Master,
A few more days to labor and wait;
Toils of the road will then seem as nothing,
As we sweep thro' the beautiful gate. [Chorus]

4 When we see Jesus coming in glory,
When He comes from His home in the sky;
Then we shall meet Him in that bright mansion,
We'll understand it all by and by. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Tempted and tried we're oft made to wonder
• Title: Farther Along
• Author (attributed to): W. B. Stevens
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Jeremiah 12:1
  ;
  1 Corinthians 13:9-12
• Topic: Christians: Conflict & Trial; Christians: Temptation; Encouragement
• Source: Warren's Select Hymns for Christian Worship, 1911

Tune Information

• Name: [Tempted and tried we're oft made to wonder]
• Composer (attributed to): W. B. Stevens
• Arranger: J. R. Baxter, Jr. (1937)
• Key: F Major
• Source: Baxter's & Stamps's Starlit Crown, 1937
• Copyright: Arrangement Copyright © 1937 by Stamps-Baxter Music/BMI.