HE KNOWS | AdventAI

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 28, 1878

HE KNOWS.

I'm walking in the shadow Of the cloudy day, With no gleam of sunshine Falling on my way: But He knows and holds me, And His arm enfolds me,— Yes, He knows!

I'm resting in the quiet, By the waters still; Not a cloud around me, Not a sound of ill; And Heaven's voices cheer me, And He lingers near me,— Ah! He knows!

I'm hiding in the shelter Of the smitten Rock; Not a sound can reach me Of the battle-shock; In His secret places Sweet are His embraces, For He knows!

I'm waiting in the furnace Where the fires are hot; No one knows but Jesus Of my bitter lot; Hush the deep repining! 'Tis His hand refining,— Jesus knows!

I'm walking in the sunlight Of the summer morn; In the breaking glory Of the eternal dawn; Smiling heavens are o'er me, Home is just before me, And He knows!

Hush the sad repining! Each storm hath its bow, Clouds their silver lining; And the bitterest woe,— His kind love assays it, And His mercy weighs it,— All He knows!

—Sel.