C C7 F C
Well children by and by…oh...when the morning comes
D7 G
All the saints of God together at home
C C7 F C
We will tell the story how we overcome
G C
And we'll understand Him better by and by
C7 F C
Trials dark on every hand and we cannot understand
D7 G
All the ways God will lead us to the blessed promised land
C C7 F C
He will guide us with His eyes and we'll follow till we die
G C
And we'll understand Him better by and by
C7 F C
Well children by and by…oh...when the morning comes
D7 G
All the saints of God together at home
C C7 F C
We will tell the story how we overcome
G C
And we'll understand Him better by and by
C7 F C
Temptation's hidden snares often take us unaware
And our hearts are made to bleed
D7 G
For some thoughtless word or deed
C C7 F C
And we wonder why the test when we try to do our best
G C
But we'll understand Him better by and by
C7 F C
Well children by and by…oh...when the morning comes
D7 G
All the saints of God together at home
C C7 F C
We will tell the story how we overcome
G C
And we'll understand Him better by and by
G F C
And we'll understand Him better by and by
