The Cyber Hymnal ‎#14487

14487. I Cannot Always See The Way

1 I cannot always see the way that leads
to heights above,
And sometimes I forget He leads me on with
hand of love,
But yet I know the path must lead me to
Immanuel’s land,
And when I leave life’s summit I shall know
and understand.

2 I cannot always trace the onward course
my ship must take,
But, looking backward, I behold afar
its shining wake
Illumined with God’s light of love, and so
I onward go,
In perfect trust that He who holds the helm
the course must know.

3 I cannot always see the plan on which
He builds my life,
For oft the sound of hammers, blow and blow
the noise of strife
Confuse me till I quite forget He knows
and oversees.
And that in all details, with His good plan
my life agrees.

4 I cannot always know and understand
the Master’s rule;
I cannot always do the tasks He gives in
life’s hard school;
But I am learning with His help to solve
them, one by one.
And when I cannot understand, to say
"Thy will be done."

Text Information

• First Line: I cannot always see the way that leads to heights above
• Title: I Cannot Always See The Way
• Author: Gertrude B. Curtis
• Meter: 10.4.10.4 D
• Language: English
• Source: Concordia: A Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs by Andreas Bersagel, Vigleik E. Boe and Sven Olsen Sigmond (Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1918)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: NIIGATA
• Composer: Lawrence Josiah Munson (1915)
• Meter: 10.4.10.4 D
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain