1. 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.
Farther along we'll know all about it,
Farther along we'll understand why.
Cheer up my brothers, walk in the sunshine,
We'll understand it all by and by.
2. When death has come and taken our loved ones,
Leaving our homes so lone and so drear,
Then do we wonder why others prosper,
Living as sinners year after year.
3. 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 labour and weep.
4. "Faithful to death," saith our loving Master,
Only a while to labour and wait;
All of our toils will be soon forgotten,
When we sweep through the beautiful gate.
5. Soon with the Lord, our wonderful savior,
We'll be at home beyond the blue sky,
There we will meet the dear ones a-waiting,
We'll understand it all by and by.
Vidéo
Un charmant trio de demoiselles chantent à un tempo très lent, dans un style à mi-chemin entre Gospel et Country :
