Gloria Deo: a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for Public Worship in all Departments of the Church 649. When we cannot see our way

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648

Gloria Deo‎#649

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Text:	When We Cannot See our Way
Tune:	ALVAH
Composer:	J. Wilson

1 When we cannot see our way,
Let us trust, and still obey;
He who bids us forward go,
Cannot fail the way to show.

2 Though it seems the bloom of night,
Though we see no ray of light;
Since the Lord Himself is there,
‘Tis not meet that we should fear.

3 Night with Him is never night,
Where He is, there all is light;
When He calls us, why delay?
They are happy who obey.

4 Be it our’s then, while we’re here,
Him to follow without fear!
Where He calls us, there to go,
What He bids us, that to do!

Text Information
First Line:	When we cannot see our way
Title:	When We Cannot See our Way
Meter:	7s.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1901
Topic:	Children's Services
Notes:	Public Domain.