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Text:He Knows
Author:Mary Brainard Smith
Tune:[Has the day brought hurt and sorrow]
Composer:Adam Geibel

50. He Knows

1 Has the day brought hurt and sorrow,
Thou alone must bear?
Nay, there standeth One beside thee,
All thy griefs to share.

Refrain:
Jesus knows ev’ry burden and trial,
And comfort divine He prepares,
That Friend, who will never forsake thee,
He knows, yes, He knows and He cares.

2 Have the hours brought sore preplexings,
Doubts, with no reply?
Think not, there is none regardeth;
Lo, He standeth by. [Refrain]

3 Have the long night-watches brought thee
Pain, thy frame that rends?
Ah, remember, close above thee,
Tenderly He bends. [Refrain]

4 Have the years brought care and burdens,
Anxious, dost thou fear?
Know then, He, the Burden-bearer,
Now is standing near. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Has the day brought hurt and sorrow
Title: He Knows
Author: Mary Brainard Smith
Refrain First Line: Jesus knows ev'ry burden and trial
Language: English
Publication Date: 1914
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Has the day brought hurt and sorrow]
Composer: Adam Geibel
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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