418 TRIALS DARK ON EVERY HAND

(410)

And we cannot understand

All the ways that God will lead us

To that blessed promised land;

But He’ll guide us with His eye,

And we’ll follow till we die,

We will understand it better by and by.

Chorus:

By and by, oh, when the morning

comes,

All the saints of our God are gathering

home,

We will tell the story of how we’ve

overcome,

We will understand it better by and by.

We are often destitute

Of the things that life demands,

Want of shelter and of food,

Thirsty hills and barren land;

But we’re trusting in the Lord,

And according to His word,

We will understand it better by and by.

(Chorus)

Temptations, hidden snares,

Often take us unaware,

And our hearts are made to bleed

For each 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.

(Chorus)