“When the Morning Comes”
by Charles Albert Tindley (altered by B.B. McKinney)

Trials dark on ev'ry hand / and we cannot understand
All the ways that God would lead us / to that blessed Promised Land;
But He'll guide us with His eye / and we'll follow till we die;
We will understand it better by and by.

Oft our cherished plans have failed / disappointments have prevailed,
And we've wandered in the darkness / heavyhearted and alone;
But we're trusting in the Lord / and according to His Word,
We will understand it better by and by.

Temptations, hidden snares / often take us unawares,
And our hearts are made to bleed / for some thoughtless word or deed,
And we wonder why the test / when we try to do our best,
But we'll understand it better by and by.

Chorus:
By and by, when the morning comes,
When the saints of God are gathered home,
We will tell the story how we've overcome;
We will understand it better by and by.