We are often tossed and driv’n
on the 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’ve overcome, for we’ll understand it better by and
by.
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 the Word,
we will understand it better by and by. [Refrain]
Temptations, hidden snares,
often take us unawares,
and our hearts are made to bleed for any 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]
An African-American congregation singing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0IJ9aLBkcE
African-American composer, Charles A. Tindley (1851-1933)
This spiritual was written in 1905; the tune is known as By and By
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