Verse 1
We are ofCten tossed and driven on the restFless sea of tCime,
Somber skCies and howling tempests oft succDeed a bright sunsGhine;
In the laCnd of perfect day, when the misFts have rolled awCay,
We will underCstand it bettGer by and bCy
Chorus
BCy and by whFen the morning comCes,
When alCl the saints of GoGd are gathered home,
We will teCll the story hoFw we overcCome,
For we'll underCstand it betGter by and bCy
We are ofCten destitute of the thiFngs that life demaCnds,
Want of foCod and want of shelter, thirsty hilDls and barren lanGds;
But we're trustCing in the Lord, and accorFding to His WoCrd,
We will underCstand it betGter by and bCy
Chorus
BCy and by whFen the morning comCes,
When alCl the saints of GoGd are gathered home,
We will teCll the story hoFw we overcCome,
For we'll underCstand it betGter by and bCy
Trials daCrk on every hand, and we canFnot underCstand,
All the waCys that God would lead us to that blesDsed promised LaGnd;
But He guiCdes us with His eye and we'll folFlow till we dCie,
For we'll underCstand it betGter by and bCy
Chorus
BCy and by whFen the morning comCes,
When alCl the saints of GoGd are gathered home,
We will teCll the story hoFw we overcCome,
For we'll underCstand it betGter by and bCy
TemptaCtions, hidden snares often taFke us unawaCres,
And our heaCrts are made to bleed for many a thoughDtless word or deGed,
And we wonCder why the test when we tFry to do our beCst,
But we'll underCstand it bettGer by and bCy