The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2862

2862. I Know Not

1. I know not how soon God will call me,
To leave all these scenes here below;
Here trials and troubles befall me,
I care not how soon I may go.

Refrain
I’m glad that I know not the coming
Of Jesus, my Master, my joy;
But soon He will take me from roaming,
To rest where no fears can annoy.

2. Tonight the death angel may whisper
The summons for me to come home;
And leave here a brother or sister,
My sudden departure to mourn. [Refrain]

3. I know not how soon I’ll be singing
Sweet songs with the ransomed up there;
For ever the anthems are ringing,
O’er Heaven’s dear landscape so fair. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I know not how soon God will call me
• Title: I Know Not
• Author: John McPherson (1881)
• Refrain First Line: I'm glad that I know not the coming
• Language: English
• Source: Jewels of Praise for Religious Assemblies (Boston, Massachusetts: J. M. Russell, 1881)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HUATULCO
• Composer: J. F. Kinsey (1892)
• Incipit: 34545 34566 61765
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Pearls and Diamonds for the Sunday School, (Lafayette, Indiana: The Echo Music Company, 1892), number 36
• Copyright: Public Domain