C                    C7      F                C
Well children by and by…oh...when the morning comes
                  D7              G
All the saints of God together at home
   C             C7    F          C
We will tell the story how we overcome
                         G             C
And we'll understand Him better by and by

                          C7     F           C
Trials dark on every hand and we cannot understand
                                     D7               G
All the ways God will lead us to the blessed promised land
        C                 C7             F              C
He will guide us with His eyes and we'll follow till we die
                         G             C
And we'll understand Him better by and by

                     C7      F                C
Well children by and by…oh...when the morning comes
                  D7              G
All the saints of God together at home
   C             C7    F          C
We will tell the story how we overcome
                         G             C
And we'll understand Him better by and by

                        C7       F         C
Temptation's hidden snares often take us unaware
And our hearts are made to bleed
         D7                  G
For some thoughtless word or deed
       C              C7           F             C
And we wonder why the test when we try to do our best
                         G             C
But we'll understand Him better by and by

                     C7      F                C
Well children by and by…oh...when the morning comes
                  D7              G
All the saints of God together at home
   C             C7    F          C
We will tell the story how we overcome
                         G             C
And we'll understand Him better by and by

                         G             F   C
And we'll understand Him better by and by