Lyrics from a friend

[Colonialgirl]

A friend sent me these lyrics and I thought I would share them with the forum:


Tempted and tried, we’re oft made to wonder
Why it should be thus all the day long;
While there are others living about us,
Never molested, though in the wrong.
Refrain:
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.
Sometimes I wonder why I must suffer,
Go in the rain, the cold, and the snow,
When there are many living in comfort,
Giving no heed to all I can do.
Tempted and tried, how often we question
Why we must suffer year after year,
Being accused by those of our loved ones,
E’en though we’ve walked in God’s holy fear.
Often when death has taken our loved ones,
Leaving our home so lone and so drear,
Then do we wonder why others prosper,
Living so wicked year after year.
“Faithful till death,” saith our loving Master;
Short is our time to labor and wait;
Then will our toiling seem to be nothing,
When we shall pass the heavenly gate.
Soon we will see our dear, loving Savior,
Hear the last trumpet sound through the sky;
Then we will meet those gone on before us,
Then we shall know and understand why

 

[bogus bill]

That was a standard song I used to hear in the AOG (Assemblies of God) church in the 40`s and 50`s as a boy. Sadly with time the church seldom has the good old gospel music that I used to enjoy. Nowadays it seems the church is into "praise" style music that doesn't rhyme and is more like chanting over and over stuff. I don`t like that change and dont participate much in the praise service although I believe the preaching is still correct.

 

[Colonel Daddy]

Beautiful Hymn! Reminds me of a post that Bob Wright a day or so ago and a song I haven't heard in a long time. "We'll understand it all by and by". In times past I used the "+" sign as a sign of the cross. + Amen

 

[Bob Wright]

A friend sent me these lyrics and I thought I would share them with the forum:


Tempted and tried, we’re oft made to wonder
Why it should be thus all the day long;
While there are others living about us,
Never molested, though in the wrong.
Refrain:
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.
Sometimes I wonder why I must suffer,
Go in the rain, the cold, and the snow,
When there are many living in comfort,
Giving no heed to all I can do.
Tempted and tried, how often we question
Why we must suffer year after year,
Being accused by those of our loved ones,
E’en though we’ve walked in God’s holy fear.
Often when death has taken our loved ones,
Leaving our home so lone and so drear,
Then do we wonder why others prosper,
Living so wicked year after year.
“Faithful till death,” saith our loving Master;
Short is our time to labor and wait;
Then will our toiling seem to be nothing,
When we shall pass the heavenly gate.
Soon we will see our dear, loving Savior,
Hear the last trumpet sound through the sky;
Then we will meet those gone on before us,
Then we shall know and understand why

I can hear my Mama singing that as she washed dishes.

Bob Wright