| F | Bb | F | |
| Farther along we'll | know all a | bout it |
| Dm | G7 | C7 | |
| Farther along | we'll | understand | why |
| F | Bb | F | |
| Cheer up my | brother (people) | live in the | sunshine |
| Dm | C7 | F | Bb | F | C7 | |
| We'll underst | and it | all by and | by |
| C7 | F | Bb | F | |
| When we see | Jesus | coming in | glory |
| Dm | G7 | C7 | |
| When he comes from | his | home in th | e sky |
| F | Bb | F | |
| Then we shall | meet him | in that br | ight mansion |
| Dm | C7 | F | |
| We'll underst | and it | all by and | by |
| SOLO |
| C7 | F | Bb | F | |
| Farther a | long we'll | know all ab | out it |
| Dm | G7 | C7 | |
| Farther along | we'll | understand | why |
| F | Bb | F | |
| Cheer up my | brother (people) | live in the suns | hine |
| Dm | C7 | F | |
| We'll understa | nd it | all by and | by |
| Dm | C7 | F | |
| We'll understa | nd it | all by and | by |
| More/alternative verses: |
| When death has come and taken our loved ones |
| Leaving our homes so lonely and drear |
| Then we do wonder why others prosper |
| Living as sinners year after year |
| Often I wonder why I must journey |
| Over a road so rugged and steep |
| While there are others living in comfort |
| While with the lost I labour and weep |
| "Faithful til death" saith our loving Master |
| Only a while to labor and wait |
| All of our toils will soon be forgotten |
| When we sweep through the beautiful gate |
| From the "Father Along" LP Columbia Records 1972 |