FARTHER ALONG
(Southern gospel humn; learned at Teton Tea Parties during the 1960s)
Tempted and tried, we're oft made to wonder
When death has come and taken our loved ones,
Often I wonder why I must journey
Faithful till death, saith our loved Master,
Soon with the Lord, our wonderful Saviour,
(from miriam berg's folksong collection)
Why it should be thus, all the day long
While there are others living about us
Never molested, though in the wrong.
Farther along we'll know about it,
Farther along we'll understand why,
Cheer up, my brothers, live in the sunshine,
We'll understand it all bye and bye.
Leaving our homes so lonely and drear,
Then do we wonder why others prosper,
Living as sinners year after year.
Farther along we'll know about it...
Over a road so rugged and steep,
While there are others living in comfort,
While with the lost I labor and weep.
Farther along we'll know about it...
Only a while to labor and wait,
All of our toils will soon be forgotten,
When we sweep through the beautiful gate.
Farther along we'll know about it...
We'll be at home beyond the blue sky,
There we shall meet the dear ones a-waiting,
We'll understand it all bye and bye.
Farther along we'll know about it...