We Will Understand it Better By and By

Lyrics and Music: Charles A. Tindley



Trials dark on every hand, 
and we cannot understand
All the ways that God could 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:
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 God’s Word,
We will understand it better by and by.

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.


Sheet music can be downloaded here.


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