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[I know not, the way is so misty] (Staples)

Meter: 9.8.9.8 D Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: R. G. Staples Tune Key: F Major or modal Incipit: 12321 54321 23445

Author: Emma E. Goodrich Meter: 9.8.9.8 D Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: I know not—the way is so misty— Lyrics: 1 I know not—the way is so misty— The joys or the griefs it shall bring, What clouds are o’erhanging the future, What flow’rs by the roadside shall spring; But there’s One who will journey beside me, Nor in weal nor in woe will forsake; And this is my solace and comfort— "He knoweth the way that I take." 2 I stand where the two ways are meeting, And know not the right from the wrong; No beckoning fingers direct me, No welcome floats to me in song; But my guide will soon give me a token, By wilderness, mountain or lake; Whatever the darkness about me, "He knoweth the way that I take." 3 And I know that the way leadeth homeward To the land of the pure and the blest, To the country of ever fair summer, To the city of peace and of rest; And there shall be healing for sickness, And fountains, life’s fever to slake; What matters beside? I go heav’nward, "He knoweth the way that I take." Used With Tune: HEBEI Text Sources: Fount of Blessing by Robert G. Staples (Chicago: Central Book Concern, Publishers, 1880)

Instances

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He Knoweth the Way

Hymnal: Fount of Blessing #90 (1880) First Line: I know not—the way is so misty Languages: English Tune Title: [I know not—the way is so misty]

He Knoweth the Way

Hymnal: Windows of Heaven #101 (1889) First Line: I know not—the way is so misty Languages: English Tune Title: [I know not—the way is so misty]

He Knoweth The Way

Author: Emma E. Goodrich Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #13932 Meter: 9.8.9.8 D First Line: I know not—the way is so misty— Lyrics: 1 I know not—the way is so misty— The joys or the griefs it shall bring, What clouds are o’erhanging the future, What flow’rs by the roadside shall spring; But there’s One who will journey beside me, Nor in weal nor in woe will forsake; And this is my solace and comfort— "He knoweth the way that I take." 2 I stand where the two ways are meeting, And know not the right from the wrong; No beckoning fingers direct me, No welcome floats to me in song; But my guide will soon give me a token, By wilderness, mountain or lake; Whatever the darkness about me, "He knoweth the way that I take." 3 And I know that the way leadeth homeward To the land of the pure and the blest, To the country of ever fair summer, To the city of peace and of rest; And there shall be healing for sickness, And fountains, life’s fever to slake; What matters beside? I go heav’nward, "He knoweth the way that I take." Languages: English Tune Title: HEBEI

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R. G. Staples

b. 1833 Person Name: Robert Griffin Staples Composer of "HEBEI" in The Cyber Hymnal Robert Griffin Staples. He was born Robert Griffin on January 24, 1833 in Washington DC. Both of his parents died in a carriage accident when he was an infant; he was then adopted by his mother's sister, Mary Ann King, and her husband, Samuel Johnson Staples and he was given the name Robert Griffin Staples. He was a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War and after the war was promoted to Major. He then worked as chief clerk in the Portsmouth United States Navy Yard. Religion was an important part of his life, as well as music. He died June 20, 1891 in Portsmouth, VA. Dianne Shapiro, from Jean Brickey (great-granddaughter)