I KNOW NOT | AdventAI

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 15, 1877

I KNOW NOT.

I know not what the day may bring Of sorrow or of sweetness, I only know that God must give Its measure of completeness. I reach for wisdom in the dark, And God fills up the measure— Sometimes with tears, sometimes with cares, Sometimes with peace and pleasure.

From hours of grief and saddened face True wealth of heart I borrow, And heavenly wisdom often comes Clad in the guise of sorrow; I know not which is best for me Of all his mercy bringeth; I know his praises every day My willing spirit singeth.

I know not what my life may yield Of fruit that will not perish. I know God gives both seed and soil, And all the growth must cherish. How great his work! How small my part! I wonder at my weakness; And his great patience fills my heart With gratitude and meekness.

I know not what e’en Heaven can give To blessed souls who gain it; I know God’s goodness it must show, For earth cannot contain it. And if eternity but rings With love, the same sweet story That earth is telling every day— “Thine, Lord, shall be the glory.”

—The Independent.