Farther Along
This song is a traditional
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Version 1 is a full studio recording, recorded in 2004
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lyrics version 1
Tempted and tried, we're oft made to wonder
Why it should be thus all the day long
While there are others living around us
Never molested, though in the wrong
When death has come and taken our loved ones
It leaves our home so lonely and drear
Then do we wonder why others prosper
Living so wicked year after year
Farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
Cheer up my brothers, sing in the sunshine
We'll understand it all by and by
Faithful ‘til death, said our loving master
A few more days to labor and wait
Toils of the road will then seem as nothing
As we sweep through those beautiful gates
When we see Jesus coming in glory
When he comes from his home in the sky
Then we will meet him in that bright morning
We'll understand this all by and by
Farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
Cheer up my brother, live in the sunshine
We'll understand it all by and by
All by and by [x4]
Why it should be thus all the day long
While there are others living around us
Never molested, though in the wrong
When death has come and taken our loved ones
It leaves our home so lonely and drear
Then do we wonder why others prosper
Living so wicked year after year
Farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
Cheer up my brothers, sing in the sunshine
We'll understand it all by and by
Faithful ‘til death, said our loving master
A few more days to labor and wait
Toils of the road will then seem as nothing
As we sweep through those beautiful gates
When we see Jesus coming in glory
When he comes from his home in the sky
Then we will meet him in that bright morning
We'll understand this all by and by
Farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
Cheer up my brother, live in the sunshine
We'll understand it all by and by
All by and by [x4]