Text: | I Cannot Always See the Way |
Author: | Gertrude Benedict Curtis |
Tune: | I CANNOT ALWAYS SEE |
Composer: | Lawrence J. Munson |
1 I cannot always see the way that leads to heights above,
And sometimes I forget He leads me on with hand of love,
But yet I know the path must lead me to Immanuel's land,
And when I leave life's summit I shall know and understand.
2 I cannot always trace the onward course my ship must take,
But, looking backward, I behold afar its shining wake
Illumined with God's light of love, and so I onward go,
In perfect trust that He Who holds the helm the course must know.
3 I cannot always see the plan on which He builds my life,
For oft the sound of hammers, blow and blow the noise of strife
Confuse me till I quite forget He knows and oversees.
And that in all details, with His good plan my life agrees.
4 I cannot always know and understand the Master's rule;
I cannot always do the tasks He gives in life's hard school;
But I am learning with His help to solve them, one by one.
And when I cannot understand, to say Thy will be done.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | I cannot always see the way |
Title: | I Cannot Always See the Way |
Author: | Gertrude Benedict Curtis |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1918 |
Topic: | The Christian Life: Trust and Confidence |
Copyright: | Used by permission. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | I CANNOT ALWAYS SEE |
Composer: | Lawrence J. Munson (1915) |
Key: | E♭ Major |