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.

Refrain

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.

Sometimes I won­der why I must suf­fer,
Go in the rain, the cold, and the snow,
When there are many liv­ing in com­fort,
Giving no heed to all I can do.

Refrain

Tempted and tried, how oft­en we quest­ion
Why we must suf­fer year af­ter year,
Being ac­cused by those of our loved ones,
E’en though we’ve walked in God’s ho­ly fear.

Refrain

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.

Refrain

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.

Refrain

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.

Refrain