We Never Know by Eliza H. Morton

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Oct 26, 1905

We Never Know

By Eliza H. Morton

ELIZA H. MORTON

We walk life's path, and daily meet Associates who kindly greet Us with a smile, and we believe They'd nothing do our hearts to grieve, And yet 'tis true, we never know, We never know.

When round the wheel of time has rolled, And gone the tinsel we call gold, We see the power of sin below, And how the seeds of discord grow, And find 'tis so, we never know, We never know.

And when the circle turns within, Revealing our own special sin, Then we are brought to valleys low, To where the tears of sorrow flow; And sigh and groan, “We never know, know, We never know.”

We do not know the awful power Of unseen foes which every hour Are seeking souls to crush and rend While clouds of darkness downward bend; We can not know, we can not know, We never know.

But we do know of One of strength, A conqueror who will at length Lift up the humble with his arm To heights where all is peaceful, calm, How great his love we never know, We never know.

But we shall know in that bright land Where all the true and tried shall stand. And we will thank the Lord while here There are some things not made quite clear, Some things concealed we never know, We never know.

North Deering, Maine.