O by and by
When the mornin' comes
All the Saints of God
are gathering home
We will tell the story
how we've overcome
And we'll understand it better
by and by
Trials dark on every 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 'til we die
We will understand it better
by and by
O by and by
When the mornin' comes
All the Saints of God
are gathering home
We will tell the story
how we've overcome
And we'll understand it better
by and by
Temptations hidden snares
often take us unaware
And our hearts are
made to bleed
For each 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
O by and by
When the mornin' comes
All the Saints of God
are gathering home
We will tell the story
how we've overcome
And we'll understand it better
by and by
O by and by
When the mornin' comes
All the Saints of God
are gathering home
We will tell the story
how we've overcome
And we'll understand it better
by and by
We will understand it better
by and by