Sometime We'll Surely Know

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Not now but when 'tis God's sweet will

Author: Harriet E. Jones
Tune: [Not now, but when 'tis God's sweet will]
Published in 4 hymnals

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1 Not now, but when 'tis God's sweet will,
Perhaps amid the Eden glow,
We'll know why woes our fond hearts chill—
Yes, some sweet time we'll surely know.

Refrain:
We'll trust in him who knoweth best,
Although thro' winding ways we go—
We'll meekly bow to his behest—
Some sweet, glad time we'll surely know.

2 When all the mists are cleared away,
Thro' which we journey here below.
When in the light of perfect day,
The whys we'll see and surely know. [Refrain]

3 We then shall know why sorrow's waves
So often toss us to and fro,
Why dearest loves are hid in graves—
In God's own time we'll surely know. [Refrain]

4 Our God shall lead, we'll trust in him,
Tho' sorrow's billows o'er us flow;
Our faith, our hope shall not grow dim—
Sometime, sometime, we'll surely know. [Refrain]

Source: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #978

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Author: Harriet E. Jones

Harriet E. Rice Jones, 1823-1915 Born: April 18, 1823, Pompey Hollow, Onondaga County, New York. Died: 1915, Binghamton, New York. Buried: Oran Community Church Cemetery, Pompey, Onondaga County, New York. Daughter of Eleazer Rice, Jones lived in Onondaga County, New York. Her girlhood was spent on a farm, receiving what education the country schools and one term at high school could provide. She was always fond of reading, and was a great singer, with a clear ringing voice. On July 7, 1844, she married a son of Rev. Zenas Jones; her husband died in 1879. Her song writing career began when her poetry came to the attention of Dr. M. J. Mun… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Not now but when 'tis God's sweet will
Title:	Sometime We'll Surely Know
Author:	Harriet E. Jones
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	We'll trust in him who knoweth best
Publication Date:	1898
Copyright:	Public Domain