—W.B. Stephens, 1911
Tempted and tried, we're oft made to wonder
Why it should be thus all the day long;
While there are others living among us,
Never molested, though in the wrong.
Refrain:
Farther along we'll know all about it,
Farther along we'll understand why;
Cheer up, my brother, live in the sunshine,
We'll understand it all by and by.
When death has come and taken our loved ones,
Leaving our home so lonely and drear,
Then do we wonder why others prosper,
Living so wicked year after year.
Often I wonder why I must journey,
Over a road so rugged and steep
When there are many living in comfort,
While with the lost I labor and weep.
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.
9/8
Verse & Refrain:
| I – I – I | IV – I – I | I – I – I | II – V – V |
| V – I – I | IV – I – I | I – VIm – VIm | V – I – I |
Additional verses:
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 that I do.
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.
When we see Jesus coming in glory
When he comes from his home in the sky
Then we shall meet him in that bright mansion
We'll understand it all by and by
Faithful till death, said our loving Master;
Short is our time to labor and wait;
Then will our toiling seem to be nothing,
When we pass through that heavenly gate
Melody notation in D here…