I KNOW | AdventAI

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Oct 18, 1905

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 42.

I KNOW.

I KNOW thy sorrow, child; I know it well; Thou need'st not try with broken voice to tell— Just let Me lay thy head here on My breast; And find here sweetest comfort, perfect rest! Thou need'st not bear the burden, child, thyself; I yearn to take it all upon Myself! Then trust it all to Me, to-day—to-morrow— Yes, e'en forever; for I know thy sorrow.

Long years I planned it all for thee, Prepared it that thou mightest find need of Me. Without it, child, thou would'st not come to find This place of comfort in this love of Mine. Had'st thou no cross like this for Me to bear, Thou would'st not feel the need of My strong care; But in thy weakness thou did'st come to Me; And thus, through this My plan, I have won thee.

I know thy sorrow and I love thee more, Because for such as thee I came and bore The wrong, the shame, the pain of Calvary, That I might comfort give to such as thee. So, resting here, my child, thy hand in Mine, Thy sorrow to My care to-day resign; Dread not that some new care will come to-morrow— What does it matter—I know all thy sorrow.

And I will gladly take it all for thee, If only thou wilt trust it all to Me. Thou need'st not stir, but in My love lie still, And learn the sweetness of the Father's will. That will was only planned for the best; So, knowing this, lie still and sweetly rest— Trust Me. The future shall not bring to thee But that will bring thee closer still to Me.

—Selected.