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When the Morning Comes
Words and Music by Charles Albert Tindley 1851-1933
Arranged by Baylus Benjamin McKinney 1886-1952
A7:x02020
 D:xx0232
D7:xx0212
E7:020100
 G:320003
Verse 1:
Trials dDark on every hD7and
And we caGnnot understDand
All the wDays that God would lead us
To that blE7essed Promised LA7and
But He'll guDide us with His D7eye
And we'll foGllow till we dDie
We will understand it beA7tter
By and Dby
Refrain:
DBy and D7by
WGhen the morning coDmes
WDhen the saints of
E7God are gathered hA7ome
We will tDell the sD7tory
HGow we've overcDome
We will understand it beA7tter
By and Dby
Verse 2:
Oft our cherDished plans have faD7iled
Disap - poinGtments have prevDailed
And we've wanDdered in the darkness
Heavy heE7arted and aA7lone
But we're truDsting in the LD7ord
And accoGrding to His WDord
We will understand it beA7tter 
By and Dby
[Refrain]
Verse 3:
Temp - tatDions, hidden snD7ares
Often tGake us unaDwares
And our heDarts are made to bleed
For some thouE7ghtless word or dA7eed
And we woDnder why the tD7est
When we tGry to do our bDest
But we'll understand it beA7tter
By and Dby
[Refrain]

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When The Morning Comes

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When the Morning Comes

Words and Music by Charles Albert Tindley 1851-1933

Arranged by Baylus Benjamin McKinney 1886-1952

A7:x02020

D:xx0232

D7:xx0212

E7:020100

G:320003

Verse 1:

D D7

Trials dark on every hand

G D

And we cannot understand

All the ways that God would lead us

E7 A7

To that blessed Promised Land

D D7

But He'll guide us with His eye

G D

And we'll follow till we die

We will understand it better

By and by

Refrain:

D D7

By and by

G D

When the morning comes

When the saints of

E7 A7

God are gathered home

D D7

We will tell the story

G D

How we've overcome

We will understand it better

By and by

Verse 2:

D D7

Oft our cherished plans have failed

G D

Disap - pointments have prevailed

And we've wandered in the darkness

E7 A7

Heavy hearted and alone

D D7

But we're trusting in the Lord

G D

And according to His Word

We will understand it better

By and by

[Refrain]

Verse 3:

D D7

Temp - tations, hidden snares

G D

Often take us unawares

And our hearts are made to bleed

E7 A7

For some thoughtless word or deed

D D7

And we wonder why the test

G D

When we try to do our best

But we'll understand it better

By and by

[Refrain]

About When The Morning Comes Chords by Misc Praise Songs

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