He Knows
- Words:
- Mary G. Brainard
- Music:
- Philip P. Bliss
Sheet music
- 1I know not what awaits me,God kindly veils mine eyes,And o’er each step of my onward wayHe makes new scenes to rise;And ev’ry joy He sends me, comesA sweet and glad surprise.Where He may lead me I’ll follow,My trust in Him repose;And ev’ry hour in perfect peace I’ll sing,He knows, He knows;And ev’ry hour in perfect peace I’ll sing,He knows, He knows.
- 2One step I see before me,’Tis all I need to see,Ehe light of heaven more brightly shines,When earth’s illusions flee;And sweetly thro’ the silence, cameHis loving “Follow me.”Where He may lead me I’ll follow,My trust in Him repose;And ev’ry hour in perfect peace I’ll sing,He knows, He knows;And ev’ry hour in perfect peace I’ll sing,He knows, He knows.
- 3So on I go not knowing,I would not if I might;I’d rather walk in the dark with GodThan go alone in the light;I’d rather travel faith with HimThan go alone by sight.Where He may lead me I’ll follow,My trust in Him repose;And ev’ry hour in perfect peace I’ll sing,He knows, He knows;And ev’ry hour in perfect peace I’ll sing,He knows, He knows.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1869, the words are in 40 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.