will i live on?

will i qualify

will i make the grade?

will my soul be heaven bound

when my body's laid down?

will i rest easy in the sweet by and by?

will i live on when i die?

lord i've tried you know i've done my best

and through life's mighty trials somehow i've passed the test

will i rest easy in that sweet by and by?

oh lord

will i live on when i die?

i wanna know

when i find myself at the end of life's line

they'll be nothing left lord

for this soul of mine

will i rest easy yeah yeah

in that sweet by and by?

oh lord

will i live on when i die?

yes

will i rest easy

yeah

in the sweet by and by?

oh lord

will i live on when i die.