I Know He Cares by Mrs. L. D. Avery-Stuttle

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Dec 1, 1914

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 41, No. 47.

I Know He Cares

By Mrs. L. D. Avery-Stuttle

By MRS. L. D. AVERY-STUTTLE

He is so strong! His mighty hand Has e'en the vast creation spanned, Has poised the planets by His power, And He upholds them, hour by hour — And yet He paints the humblest flower. He is so good! And, O, His love Is vaster than the heavens above, Is deeper than the deepest caves, Is broader than the ocean's waves — And O, it is the love that saves!

And so I know my burdens all — Each heavy load, each cup of gall — Are weighed and meted out for me By the vast love of Calvary — The love that makes salvation free. Sometimes I murmur at the load That burdens me along the road. Sometimes I weep because the way Seems sore beset with goblins gray That shut me from the light of day.

When some foul gin, carefully laid, Has made my timorous heart afraid, And to my sight the darkening air Seems filled with dangers everywhere — Sometimes I question, "Does He care?" Ah, yes, He cares! Why should I fear The hosts of darkness gathering near? Why dread the din of war's array — The nations hastening to the fray, The shout of Armageddon's day? Still the wild beating of my heart, Thou Mighty One! How strong Thou art! In my own strength I can not stand, O, loose Thou not my trembling hand, And lead me on toward Beulah land!