Hymn/Song Information

Tempted and tried will oft me to wonder

Tempted and tried
will oft' me to wonder
Why it should be thus all the day long;
While there are others living about us,
Never molested, though in the wrong.

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.

When death has come
and taken our loved ones
Leaving our homes
so lonely and drear;
Then do we wonder
how 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.

Often I wonder why I must journey
Over a road so rugged and steep;
While there are others living in comfort,
While with the lost I labor and weep.

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 labor and wait;
Toils of the road
will then be as nothing,
As we sweep through
the beautiful gates.

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.

When we see Jesus coming in glory;
When He comes from
His home in the sky;
Then we shall meet Him
in that bright mansion.
We'll understand it all by and by.

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.