Tempted and tried,
we’re oft made to wonder
Why it should be thus all the day long;
While there are others living about us,
Never molested, though in the wrong.
When death has come
and taken our loved ones
It leaves our home so lonely and drear
And then do we wonder why others prosper
Living so wicked year after year
Farther along
we’ll know more about it,
Farther along
we’ll understand why;
Cheer up, my brother, live in the sunshine,
We’ll understand it
all by and by.
“Faithful ’til death,” said our loving master
A few more days to labor and wait
Toils of the road will then seem as nothing
As we sweep through the beautiful gates
Farther along,
we’ll know all about it
Farther along,
we’ll understand why
Cheer up my brother,
live in the sunshine
We’ll understand it
all by and by
Yes we’ll understand it
all by and by