p. 1 | GOD KNOWS by Alice Williams

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Feb 18, 1889

FromThe Signs of the Times, Vol. 15, No. 7

GOD KNOWS.

By Alice Williams

God knows—not I—the devious way Wherein my faltering feet must tread, Before into the light of day My steps from out this gloom are led. And since my Lord the path doth see, What matter if ’tis hid from me?

God knows—not I—why, when I’d fain Have walked in pastures green and fair, The path he pointed me hath lain Through rocky deserts bleak and bare. I blindly trust—since ’tis his will— This way lies safety, that way ill.

His perfect plan I may not grasp; Yet I can trust Love Infinite, And with my feeble fingers clasp The hand which leads me to the light. My soul upon his errand goes, The end I know not—but God knows. —Alice Williams.