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Farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
So, cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine
We'll 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
We're all cast-aways in need of rope
Hangin' on by the last threads of our hope
In a house of mirrors full of smoke
Confusing illusions I've seen
Where did I go wrong, I sang along
To every chorus of the song
That the devil wrote like a piper at the gates
Leading mice and men down to their fates
But some will courageously escape
The seductive voice with a heart of faith
While walkin' that line back home
So much more to life than we've been told
It's full of beauty that will unfold
And shine like you struck gold my wayward son
That deadweight burden weighs a ton
Go down into the river and let it run
Wash away all the things you've done
Forgiveness alright
Farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
So, cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine
We'll understand this, all by and by
Still I get hard pressed on every side
Between the rock and a compromise
Like the truth and pack of lies fightin' for my soul
And I've got no place left go
'Cause I got changed by what I've been shown
More glory than the world has known
Keeps me ramblin' on
Skipping like a calf loosed from its stall
I'm free to love once and for all
And even when I fall I'll get back up
For the joy that overflows my cup
Heaven filled me with more than enough
Broke down my levees and my bluffs
Let the flood wash me
And one day when the sky rolls back on us
Some rejoice and the others fuss
'Cause every knee must bow and tongue confess
That the Son of God is forever blessed
His is the kingdom, we're the guests
So put your voice up to the test
Sing Lord, come soon
Farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
So, cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine
We'll understand this, all by and by
Farther along we'll understand why
So, cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine
We'll understand this, all by and by
The good man died, the bad man thrives
And Jesus cries because he loves 'em both
We're all cast-aways in need of rope
Hangin' on by the last threads of our hope
In a house of mirrors full of smoke
Confusing illusions I've seen
To every chorus of the song
That the devil wrote like a piper at the gates
Leading mice and men down to their fates
But some will courageously escape
The seductive voice with a heart of faith
While walkin' that line back home
It's full of beauty that will unfold
And shine like you struck gold my wayward son
That deadweight burden weighs a ton
Go down into the river and let it run
Wash away all the things you've done
Forgiveness alright
Farther along we'll understand why
So, cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine
We'll understand this, all by and by
Between the rock and a compromise
Like the truth and pack of lies fightin' for my soul
And I've got no place left go
'Cause I got changed by what I've been shown
More glory than the world has known
Keeps me ramblin' on
I'm free to love once and for all
And even when I fall I'll get back up
For the joy that overflows my cup
Heaven filled me with more than enough
Broke down my levees and my bluffs
Let the flood wash me
Some rejoice and the others fuss
'Cause every knee must bow and tongue confess
That the Son of God is forever blessed
His is the kingdom, we're the guests
So put your voice up to the test
Sing Lord, come soon
Farther along we'll understand why
So, cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine
We'll understand this, all by and by
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Amen.
I've never heard a song that has as much truth and honesty about the Christian journey as this one. It's not a safe and easy road, but it's worth it far beyond what we can presently imagine.
Josh played this song at my friends funeral. I wasn't there but now when I listen to it I think about those deaths that come suddenly and don't make sense. Knowing that he played it there shed some special light on the song's meaning.
"Where did I go wrong, I sang along To every chorus of the song That the devil wrote like a piper at the gates Leading mice and men down to their fates"
Uh, yep. It was hard not to copy and paste the entire song, so I chose this one stanza. The first time I heard this song I had to pull my car over to side of the road and still I almost hyperventilated...powerful is an understatement. It took me an hour to recompose myself.
This song is 9ne of my favorite songs. I remember when I was going to this little church when my children with small there was a lady there who sang this song and she had the most beautiful voice I was going through a lot of trouble in time but that time and I miss seeing people prosper and grow all around me but my might seem to be stuck this phone help me to remember just because those people it doesn't mean it always be that way for them that I had to remember that one day I will see Jesus and what a wonderful flight that will be and that he will help me to understand why those things were as they were and I feel his love now in my life I want to thank the people who created this song for his help me for so many troubling times in my life.