When Morning Comes

Representative Text

1 Trials dark on ev'ry 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 till we die;
We will understand it better by and by.

Chorus:
By and by, when the morning comes,
When the saints of God are gathered home,
We will tell the story how we've overcome;
We will understand it better by and by.

2 Oft our cherished plans have failed,
disappointments have prevailed,
And we've wandered in the darkness,
heavyhearted and alone;
But we're trusting in the Lord,
and according to His Word,
We will understand it better by and by. [Chorus]

3 Temptations, hidden snares
often take us unawares,
And our hearts are made to bleed
for some 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. [Chorus]

Source: Baptist Hymnal 2008 #615

Author: Charles Albert Tindley

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… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Trials dark on every hand, and we cannot understand
Title: When Morning Comes
Author: Charles Albert Tindley (1905)
Meter: Irregular
Source: Songs of Victory
Place of Origin: Nashville, TN
Language: English
Refrain First Line: By and by, when the morning comes
Notes: Swahili translation: See "Majaribu ni mengi yanayotujilia" by M. G. Mutsoli
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

This revision of "We are tossed and driven (We'll understand it better by and by)" was produced by B.B. McKinney for Songs of Victory (1937). It reduces and reorders Tindley's original four stanzas into three, with some of the text being heavily edited.

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Media

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #522
  • Bulletin Score (melody only) (PDF)
  • Bulletin Score (PDF)
  • Full Score (PDF)

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Baptist Hymnal 1991 #522

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Baptist Hymnal 2008 #615

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Small Church Music #4172

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The Celebration Hymnal #771

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Worship His Majesty #701

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