Intro g cadd9 em7 d chorus g cadd9 em7 d farther along well know all about it g cadd9 em7 d farther along well understand why g cadd9 em7 d cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine g cadd9 em7 d well understand this, all by and by verse 1 g tempted and tried, i wondered why cadd9 the good man died, the bad man thrives em7 d and jesus cries because he. Stevens wrote at least the first verse upon the occasion of his young sons death. Lyrics to farther along by johnny cash from the gospel music of johnny cash album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. 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. In his despair he stopped by the side of the road and wrote the song. Still farther along its weird when i run into something i wrote so long ago that id basically forgotten all about it and read at least the first paragraph or so as if it were by someone else sadly, it never is. From 1938 onward, farther along is usually attributed to william b.
Farther along lyrics and chords are here solely for your pleasure. The singing contractor never fail to amaze with their anointed voices. We find paths that lead us farther and farther along, and at every step were tempted to. Sheet music is available in two formats, pdf and scorch, and you can select your preference above. But like the story of joseph, who was sold as a slave, thrown in jail, and then made prince of egypt, he was afterwards able to tell his brothers it was gods will. The repeated theme is that, farther along in heaven, perhaps, the truth will be revealed. Whoever composed the words to farther along must have felt that life was unfair, perhaps even in its potentially most lethal way. A farther along path to ghost ranch travel with us to our writing retreat at ghost ranch.
Tempted and tried, i wondered why the good man died, the bad man thrives and jesus cries because he loves em both were all castaways in need of ropes hangin on by the last threads of our hope in a house of mirrors full of. The gospel song farther along speaks to our human suffering. For the most part, the album was recorded and produced by the byrds themselves in london, england, over the course of five workintensive days in july 1971. The other members of my book club are further along in the book than i am. Farther along willie nelson the lyrics to the song were written in 1911 by rev. Similar to his other recordings of gospel songs, farther along exudes presleys heartfelt singing style. And when you hear their a cappella rendition of further along it is sure to put a smile on your face. Farther along well know all about it farther along well understand why so cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine well understand this, all by and by. Print and download farther along sheet music composed by william b. Yet, on the other hand, i think that we as christians have the answer to this now and dont need to wait until we are farther along to understand why. The lyrics to the song were written in 1911 by rev. Stevens words and music, with the music arranged by j.
On the one hand, a similar question is asked in jeremiah 12. Fletcher, an itinerant preacher, while he was travelling to the indian territories by train. He was, handsdown, the most incredible thespian i ever had the pleasure to watch perform. Well understand it all by and by tempted and tried were oft made to wonder why it should be thus all the day long while there are others living about us. Its easy to remember because farther has the word far in it, and far obviously relates to physical distance. It was covered by jimmy dempsey, lynda randle, ronnie booth, the jordanaires and other artists. Tempted and tried, were oft made to wonder why it should take us all the day long while there are others living about us never molested though in the wrong farther along well know all about it farther along well understand why cheer up my brother, live in the sunshine well understand it all by and by when we see jesus coming in glory when. Farther along well know all about it farther along well understand why cheer up my brother live in the sunshine well understand it all by and by when death has come and taken our loved ones it leaves our home so lonely and drear and then do we wonder why others prosper living so wicked year after year repeat chorus when we see jesus coming. Songselect is the definitive source for worship song resources. Farther along well know all about it, farther along well understand why. Tempted and tried were 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 farther. Original versions of farther along written by william b. Download easily transposable chord charts and sheet music plus lyrics for 100,000 songs. Farther along sheet music for treble clef instrument.
Farther along a cappella hymn from singing contractors christian music videos. Farther along well know all about it farther along well understand why cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine well understand this, all by and by tempted and tried, i wondered why the good man died, the bad man thrives and jesus cries because he loves em both. William buel stevens was born in 1862 in the lawnridge community of scotland county missouri. For fifteen years together, our group of women writers have written together, traveled together to writing retreats and walked beside each other through life journeys. Elvis presleys take on the southern gospel farther along.
The most prevalent hypothesis is that a minister in queen city, missouri in schuyler county see its courthouse here in 1878, a site he may have seen frequently w. Baxter, a gospel music promoter who was quite taken with the lyrics that fletcher was writing and offered. Farther along is a southern gospel song published by the stampsbaxter music company. It often covered by famous singers and groups, including the byrds, the legendary million dollar quartet consisting of carl perkins, elvis presley, jerry lee lewis and johnny cash, mac wiseman and elvis presley as a solo act again. Farther along is the eleventh album by the american rock band the byrds and was released in november 1971 on columbia records see 1971 in music. G cadd9 em7 d g cadd9 em7 d farther along well know all about it g cadd9 em7 d farther along well understand why g cadd9 em7 d cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine g cadd9 em7 d well understand this, all by and by g tempted and tried, i wondered why cadd9 the good man died, the bad man thrives em7 d and jesus cries because he loves em both were all castaways in need of ropes g. Farther along is reposting a post and prompt from julie hesters writing in company blog.
Farther along is an american southern gospel song of disputed authorship. I have been able to find very little information about this author and composer. Farther along the writing journey of thirteen bereaved. Please enjoy these simple recordings and feel free to give. The peasall sisters farther along official live video. Farther along well know all about it farther along well understand why so cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine well understand this, all by and by but still i get hard pressed on every side between the rock and a compromise like truth and a pack of lies fightin for my soul and ive got no place left go cause i got changed by what i. Farther along, well understand why, cheer up my brothers, walk in. This country gospel song has been recorded by many artists including connie smith. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in g major transposable. Jesus, jesus will go with you, he will lead you to the throne, he who dyed his garments for you. Farther on still go farther, count the milestones one by one. Cheer up, my brother, live in the sunshine, well understand it all by and by.
Verse 1 g c g tempted and tried were oft made to wonder g a d why it should be thus all the day long g c g while there are others living about us g d g never molested though in the wrong chorus g c g farther along well know all about it g a d farther along well understand why g c g cheer up my brother live in the sunshine g d g well. Farther along well know all about it farther along well understand why cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine well understand this, all by and by. Why continue reading unanswered emails december 8, 2019. The cyber hymnal lists more than 560 songs baxter produced. While there are others living in comfort, while with the lost i labor and weep. While there are others, living about us never molested, though in the wrong.
Farther along well know more about it hymn with lyrics bible verses about hope of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of david and over his kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever more. Farther along a cappella hymn from singing contractors. If anyone had a motivation to write such a song, it was stevens. The stampsbaxter version was set to a new musical arrangement by gospel composer and publisher j. Watch the video for farther along from elvis presleys how great thou art for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. I have no idea of the validity of that story, and we all know how family stories can get stretched and changed over the years.
Does your strength begin to fail you and your vigor to decay. This is from a decade back when i was still employed i almost typed working but i rarely did that while i was employed and was. Oh my brother are you weary of the roughness of the way. I guess well only know the truth of who wrote it and why farther along. The song deals with a christians dismay at the apparent prosperity of the wicked, when contrasted with the suffering of the righteous. We go through trials and wonder if god is still there.
He recorded his version in 1966 and later released it on his album how great thou art. Temped and tried were 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. Farther along by elvis presley elvis presley lyrics the elvis. Known to his friends as pap, baxter was a song writer and music publisher, who founded the stampsbaxter company in 1926. Farther along well know more about it hymn with lyrics.
The king of rock and roll was among the first artists to cover the song farther along. It was covered by lynda randle, ronnie booth, the jordanaires, doc watson and other artists. Farther along well know more about it, farther along well understand why. The music has been arranged by many composers, one of the most popular arrangements being that of j. Further versus farther the quick and dirty tip is to use farther for physical distance and further for metaphorical, or figurative, distance. Im trying to find words for something that is bigger than any human organization bigger than aa, bigger than seekers, bigger than christianity.
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