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 are rolled away,
We will understand it better by and by. Refrain:
By and by, when the morning comes,
When all the saints
of God are gathered home,
We will tell the story
how we've overcome,
And 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.
(Refrain) Trials dark on every hand,
And we cannot understand
All the ways of 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)