1. We are often tossed and driv’n

We are often tossed and driv’n On the restless sea of time, Sombre skies and howling tempest Oft succeed a bright sun-shine In that land of perfect day, When the mists have rolled away We will 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 His Word, We will understand it better by and by

Trials dark on ev’ery 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

Temptation, hidden snares Often take us unawares, And our hearts are made to bleed for many a thought-less 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