These words are old but I'm not exactly sure how old.
They were featured in the "Old Favorites" heading in the Dakota County Harald for September 3, 1909, on page 7.
As we travel through the desert,
Storms beset us on 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 of the way?
Does your strength begin to fail you,
and your vigor to decay?
Farther on -- still go farther,
Count the milestones one by one;
Jesus will forsake you never;
It is better farther on.
Jesus, Jesus will go with you;
He will lead you to the throne;
He who dyed His garments for you
And the wine-press trod alone.
Farther on -- still go farther,
Count the milestones one by one;
Jesus will forsake you never;
It is better farther on.
At my grave, oh, still be singing,
Though you weep for one that's gone,
Sing it as we once did sing it:
"It is better farther on."
Farther on -- still go farther,
Count the milestones one by one;
Jesus will forsake you never;
It is better farther on.
There two more verses that are in the newspaper:
(Or are they choruses?)
Farther on; oh, how much farther?
Count the milestones one by one;
Know no counting, only trusting,
it is better farther on.
Hark! a voice from Eden stealing,
Softly in an undertone.
Hark! I hear its gentle whisper:
"It is better farther on."
