1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
There are times we don’t understand why bad thangs happen to good people.
When Jesus comes things will be better.
Farther Along
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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.
CHORUS:
Farther along we’ll know more about it, — Farther along we’ll understand why; — Cheer up, my brother, live in the sunshine, — We’ll understand it all by and by.
Often when death has taken our loved ones, — Leaving our home so lone and so drear, — Then do we wonder why others prosper, — Living so wicked year after year.
“Faithful till death,” saith our loving Master — Short is our time to labor and wait; — Then will our toiling seem to be nothing, — When we shall pass the heavenly gate.
Soon we will see our dear, loving Savior, — Hear the last trumpet sound through the sky; — Then we will meet those gone on before us, — Then we shall know and understand why.
There are contradictory claims for the authorship of this song. The words and music are frequently attributed to W. B. Stevens, although others have attributed the words to W. A. Fletcher. 1911
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