Hymns:We are tossed and driven on the restless sea of time

We are tossed and driven on the restless sea of time
Title	We are tossed and driven on the restless sea of time
Author	Charles Albert Tindley
Composer	Charles Albert Tindley
Published
Orig. Key	F Major
Orig. Language
Meter	Irr. with Refrain
Melody
1st Line	We are tossed and driven on the restless sea of time
Scriptures	1 Corinthians 13:12

We are tossed and driven on the restless sea of time

Lyrics

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 are 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.
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 God's word,
we will understand it better by and by.
(Refrain)
Trials dark on every hand,
and we cannot understand
all the ways of 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)
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,
but we'll understand it better by and by.
(Refrain)