We are tossed and driv地 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値l tell the story how we致e overcome,
For we値l 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痴 Word,
We will understand it better by and by.

Refrain

Trials dark on every hand, and we cannot understand
All the ways that God could lead us to that bless鐡 promised land;
But He guides us with His eye, and we値l follow till we die,
For we値l understand it better by and by.

Refrain

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値l understand it better by and by.

Refrain