We'll Understand It Better By and By

Verse 1

We are 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. (by and by)

Verse 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

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. (by and by)

Verse 3

Trials dark
on every 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

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. (by and by)

Verse 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

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. (by and by)