Scripture Verse

He knows the way that I take. Job 23:10

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Gems of Song, ed­it­ed by Ira D. San­key & Hubert Main (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main, 1901), num­ber 136. Some hym­nals give the au­thor as Grace Fran­ces, one of Fan­ny’s pseu­do­nyms.

Music: Dan Hu­bert P. Main (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

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Hubert P. Main (1839–1925)

Lyrics

He knows: let this my com­fort be;
He knows the path de­signed for me;
A heal­ing balm for all my woes—
O bless­èd thought! my Sav­ior knows.

Refrain

My pray­er for strength to Him is known,
Tho’ breath­ed in sec­ret and alone;
The wea­ry heart, the tear that flows,
O bless­èd thought! my Sav­ior knows!

The thorns that pierce my wea­ry feet;
The low’ring clouds, the storms that beat;
And then, with bliss of calm re­pose,
O bless­èd thought! my Sav­ior knows.

Refrain

He knows: let this suf­fice for me;
He knows the end I can­not see;
Then let my anx­ious heart be still,
And pa­tient, wait my Sa­vior’s will.

Refrain