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My Father knows

He knows the bitter, weary way

Author: Marian Longfellow
Published in 133 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 He knows the bitter, weary way,
The endless striving day by day,
The souls that weep, the souls that pray—
He knows it all,
He knows it all, He knows it all,
The souls that weep, the souls that pray—
He knows it all.

2 He knows how hard the fight has been,
The clouds that come our lives between,
The worlds the world has never seen—
He knows it all,
He knows it all, He knows it all,
The worlds the world has never seen—
He knows it all.

3 He knows, when faint and worn we sink,
How deep the pain, how near the brink
Of dark despair we pause and shrink—
He knows it all,
He knows it all, He knows it all,
Of dark despair we pause and shrink—
He knows it all.

4 He knows! O tho’t so full of bliss!
For tho’ on earth our joys we miss,
We still can bear it, feeling this—
He knows it all,
He knows it all, He knows it all,
We still can bear it, feeling this—
He knows it all.

Source: Worship and Service #226

Author: Marian Longfellow

Longfellow, Marian, born at Portland, Maine, April 1, 1849, and married to W. F. Morris, of Boston, May 9, 1876. Her hymn "He knows the bitter, weary way" (Times of Trial) was written Sep. 15, 1874. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: He knows the bitter, weary way
Title: My Father knows
Author: Marian Longfellow
Language: English
Refrain First Line: He knows it all
Copyright: Public Domain

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Songs of Love and Devotion #17

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The Cyber Hymnal #11842

Tuneful Tidings #22

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