The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10557

10557. I Know Not Why!

1 I know not why my Savior
Has done so much for me;
I know not why His favor
Has come so constantly;
But this I know: I love Him
And trust Him day by day,
And cast my care upon Him,
And watch and praise and pray.

2 I know not why my Savior
Should leave a glorious throne
To bleed and die on Calvary,
For sinners to atone;
But this I know, ’tis certain,
He fully ransomed me,
And in that truth believing
I realize I’m free.

3 I know not why He bids me
Breathe forth my wants in prayer,
While day by day He sees me,
And knows my every care;
But this I know, while praying
And trusting in His Word,
My soul refreshed and strengthened,
Rests sweetly on the Lord.

4 I know not where He leads me,
And yet I follow still;
I know not why He needs me
My vineyard place to fill:
But this I know, at duty
In prayer or holy song,
My heart keeps overflowing
With rapture all day long!

Text Information

• First Line: I know not why my Savior
• Title: I Know Not Why!
• Author: Gracie E. Lovelight
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of Joy and Gladness (Boston: McDonald & Gill, 1885)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DARMSTADT
• Composer: William James Kirkpatrick
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain