It Is Better Farther On


As we travel through the desert
Storms beset us by the way
But beyond the river Jordan
Lies a field of endless day


    Farther on, still go farther
    Count the milestones one by one
    Jesus will forsake you never
    It is better farther on

Oh my brother are you weary
Of the roughness and the way
Does your strength begin to fail you
And your vigor to decay

At my grave, o still be singing
Though you weep for one that's gone
Sing it as we once did sing it
It is better farther on

Recorded 6/8/38 - Charlotte, NC