The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2288

2288. He Knows

1. I know not what awaits me,
God kindly veils mine eyes,
And o’er each step of my onward way
He makes new scenes to rise;
And ev’ry joy He sends me, comes
A sweet and glad surprise.

Refrain
Where He may lead me I’ll follow,
My trust in Him repose
And ev’ry hour in perfect peace
I’ll sing, He knows, He knows;
And ev’ry hour in perfect peace
I’ll sing, He knows, He knows.

2. One step I see before me,
’Tis all I need to see,
The light of Heav’n more brightly shines,
When earth’s illusions flee;
And sweetly through the silence, came
His loving Follow Me. [Refrain]

3. O blissful lack of wisdom,
’Tis blessèd not to know;
He holds me with His own right hand,
And will not let me go,
And lulls my troubled soul to rest
In Him who loves me so. [Refrain]

4. So on I go not knowing,
I would not if I might;
I’d rather walk in the dark with God
Than go alone in the light;
I’d rather walk in faith with Him
Than go alone by sight. [Refrain]

He knows, He knows, He knows.

Text Information

• First Line: I know not what awaits me
• Title: He Knows
• Author: Mary G. Brainard
• Arranger: Philip P. Bliss
• Language: English
• Source: The Congregationalist, 1869; Arrangement in Gospel Hymns No. 3, circa 1876
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Mr. Bliss lost his life in the ter­ri­ble wreck at Ash­ta­bu­la, Ohio. His trunk, how­ev­er, reached Chi­ca­go safe­ly, as it had gone be­fore by ano­ther train. In his trunk was dis­co­vered this hymn. Mr. Bliss had re­ar­ranged the words of the po­em to some ex­tent, and had com­posed the tune. Sen­tence by sen­tence, the words are full of pa­the­tic in­ter­est in con­nect­ion with the au­thor’s sud­den death so soon af­ter­ward. Sankey, p. 147

Tune Information

• Name: [I know not what awaits me]
• Composer: Philip Paul Bliss (1876)
• Incipit: 13332 21355 54336
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain