O, fear not the fu­ture! ’Tis hid­den in love,
But known to Thy Sav­ior who reign­eth above;
The path for thy steps He Him­self doth pre­pare,
And the light of His pre­sence shall go with thee there.

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O, fear not the fu­ture! Thy crown wait­eth there!
The glo­ries be­fore thee no tongue can de­clare;
Go for­ward with Je­sus; He know­eth the way
To man­sions pre­pared for the child­ren of day.

O, fear not the fu­ture! Thou art not alone;
He who died for His sheep ne’er for­sak­eth His own;
E’en thro’ the dark val­ley no ill can be­tide,
For Je­ho­vah will be thy com­pan­ion and guide.

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O, fear not the fu­ture! What hast thou to fear?
Thy foes are all van­quished, thy cap­tain is near;
His grace is suf­fi­cient; His pro­mis­es sure;
And the arms un­der­neath thee for aye shall en­dure.

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O, fear not the fu­ture! The tri­als that come
Are sent to pre­pare thee for ser­vice and home;
Rich gains are thy loss­es, swift wings are thy sighs,
And thy tears shall bring vi­sions of joy to thine eyes.

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