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We'll Understand It Better By and By
Author: Charles Albert Tindley Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 93 hymnals First Line: We are often tossed and driven on the restless sea of time Refrain First Line: By and by, when the morning comes
We'll Understand It Better By and By
[We are often tossed and driv'n]
Appears in 82 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. A. Tindley; F. A. Clark Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 12333 21211 61123 Used With Text: We'll Understand It Better By and By
[We are often tossed and driv'n]
[Here we're often tossed and driven on the rest]
Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: R. E. Winsett Incipit: 51333 33211 33216 Used With Text: We'll Understand it Better By and by
[Here we're often tossed and driven on the rest]
We are often tossed and driven (We'll understand it better by and by)
Author: Charles A. Tindley Hymnal: Beams of Heaven #18 (2006) First Line: We are often tossed and driven on the restless sea of time Refrain First Line: By and by, when the morning comes Lyrics: 1. We are often tossed and driven on the restless sea of time.
Somber skies and howling tempest oft succeeds a bright sunshine.
In that land of perfect day, When the mists have rolled away.
We will understand it better by and by.
Chorus:
By and by, when the morning comes,
All the saints of God are gathered home,
We'll tell the story how we've overcome,
For we'll understand it better by and by.
2. We are often destitute of the things that life demands.
Want of shelter and of food, thirsty hills and barren lands.
We are trusting in the Lord, and according to His word,
We will understand it better by and by. [Chorus]
3. Trials dark on every hand, and we cannot understand,
All the ways that God would lead us to that Blessed Promised Land.
But He guides us with His eye, and we'll follow till we die,
For we'll understand it better by and by. [Chorus]
4. Temptations, hidden snares, often take us unawares,
And our hearts are made to bleed for a thoughtless word or deed.
And we wonder why the test, when we try to do our best;
We will understand it better by and by. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [We are often tossed and driven on the restless sea of time]
We are often tossed and driven (We'll understand it better by and by)
We Are Often Tossed and Driven (We'll Understand It Better By and By)
Author: Charles Albert Tindley, 1851-1933 Hymnal: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #394 (2011) Meter: 15.15.7.7.11 with refrain First Line: We are often tossed and driven on the restless sea of time Refrain First Line: By and by, when the morning comes Lyrics: 1 We are often tossed and driven
on the restless sea of time,
Somber skies and howling tempests
oft succeed a bright sunshine,
In that land of perfect day,
when the mists have rolled away,
We will understand it better by and by.
Refrain:
By and by, when the morning comes
All the saints of God are gathered home,
We'll tell the story how we've overcome,
For we'll understand it better by and by.
2 We are often destitute
of the things that life demands,
Want of food and want of shelter,
thirsty hills and barren lands,
We are trusting in the Lord,
and according to His word,
We will understand it better by and by. [Refrain]
3 Trials dark on every hand,
and we cannot understand,
All the ways that God would lead us
to that blessed Promised Land;
But He guides us with His eye
and we'll follow till we die,
For we'll understand it better by and by. [Refrain]
4 Temptations, hidden snares
often take us unawares,
And our hearts are made to bleed
for many a 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. [Refrain] Topics: The Christian Life Struggle and Guidance; Hope; Trials Scripture: Psalm 118:8 Languages: English Tune Title: BY AND BY
We Are Often Tossed and Driven (We'll Understand It Better By and By)
We Are Often Tossed and Driven (We'll Understand It Better By and By)
Author: Charles Albert Tindley Hymnal: The New Century Hymnal #444 (1995) Meter: Irregular with refrain First Line: We are often tossed and driven Refrain First Line: By and by, when the morning comes Lyrics: 1 We are tossed and driven
on the restless sea of time,
Somber skies and howling tempests
oft succeed a bright sunshine;
In that land of perfect day,
when the mists have rolled away,
We will understand it better by and by.
Refrain:
By and by, when the morning comes,
when the saints of God are gathered home,
We'll tell the story how we've overcome:
for we'll understand it better by and by.
2 We are often destitute
of the things that life demands,
Want of food and want of shelter,
thirsty hills and barren lands;
In our God our trust's assured,
and according to the Word,
We will understand it better by and by. [Refrain]
3 Trials dark on every hand,
and we cannot understand
All the ways that God would lead us
to that blessed promised land;
We are guided by God's eye,
and we'll follow till we die,
For we'll understand it better by and by. [Refrain]
4 Temptations, hidden snares
often take us unawares,
And our hearts are made to bleed
for many a 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. [Refrain] Topics: Eternal Life; Struggle and Conflict; Trust; Year B Lent 1 Languages: English Tune Title: BY AND BY
We Are Often Tossed and Driven (We'll Understand It Better By and By)
Thoro Harris
1874 - 1955 Person Name: T. H. Arranger of "When the Morning Dawns" in Songs of Summerland Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC.
Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include:
Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904)
Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illinois: Meyer & Brother, 1906)
Best Temperance Songs (Chicago, Illinois: The Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1913) (music editor)
Hymns of Hope (Chicago, Illinois: Thoro Harris, undated, circa 1922)
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Thoro Harris
Nolan Williams
Person Name: Nolan Williams, Jr. b. 1969 Arranger of "BY AND BY" in African American Heritage Hymnal
Nolan Williams
Charles Albert Tindley
1851 - 1933 Author of "We'll Understand It Better By and By" in The United Methodist Hymnal Charles Albert Tindley was born in Berlin, Maryland, July 7, 1851; son of Charles and Hester Tindley. His father was a slave, and his mother was free. Hester died when he was very young; he was taken in my his mother’s sister Caroline Miller Robbins in order to keep his freedom. It seems that he was expected to work to help the family. In his Book of Sermons (1932), he speaks of being “hired out” as a young boy, “wherever father could place me.” He married Daisy Henry when he was seventeen. Together they had eight children, some of whom would later assist him with the publication of his hymns.
Tindley was largely self-taught throughout his lifetime. He learned to read mostly on his own. After he and Daisy moved to Philadelphia in 1875, he took correspondence courses toward becoming a Methodist minister. He did this while working as a sexton (building caretaker) for the East Bainbridge Street Church. Beginning in 1885, he was appointed by the local bishop to serve two or three-year terms at a series of churches, until coming full circle to become pastor at East Bainbridge in 1902. Under his leadership, the church grew rapidly. They relocated in 1904 to the East Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church, then again in 1924 to the new Tindley Temple, where the membership roll blossomed to about ten thousand.
Tindley was known for being a captivating preacher, and for also taking an active role in the betterment of the people in his community. His songs were an outgrowth of his preaching ministry, often introduced during his sermons. Tindley was able to draw people of multiple races to his church ministry; likewise, his songs have been adopted and proliferated by white and black churches alike.
The songs of Charles Tindley were published cumulatively in two editions of Soul Echoes (1905, 1909) and six editions of New Songs of Paradise (1916-1941).
His wife Daisy died in 1924, before the completion of the Tindley Temple. He remarried in 1927 to Jenny Cotton. Charles A. Tindley died July 26, 1933.
Charles Albert Tindley
