Soul Echoes ‎#30

30. We'll Understand It Better By and By

1. We are tossed and driven on the restless sea of time.
Sombre skies and howling tempest oft succeeds a bright sunshine,
In that land of perfect day, when the mists have roll'd away,
We will understand it better by and by.

Refrain:
By and by when the morning comes,
All 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 shelter and of food—thirsty hills and barren lands,
We are trusting in the Lord and according to His 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 Promis'd 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 tossed and driven on the restless sea of time
• Title: We'll Understand It Better By and By
• Author: C.A. Tindley (1905)
• Refrain First Line: By and by, when the morning comes
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1909
• Copyright: Copyright, 1905, by C.A. Tindley
• Notes: Now Public Domain. This hymn most likely appeared in the first edition of "Soul Echoes" (1905)

Tune Information

• Name: [We are often tossed and driven on the restless sea of time]
• Composer: C. A. Tindley (1905)
• Arranger: F. A. Clark (1905)
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Copyright, 1905, by C.A. Tindley
• Notes: Now Public Domain