Baptist Hymnal (1975 ed) #492
Display Title: I Know Not What the Future First Line: I know not what the future hath Tune Title: IRISH Author: John Greenleaf Whittier Date: 1975 Subject: Future Life |
Baptist Hymnal (1975 ed) #492
1 I know not what the future hath
Of marvel or surprise,
Assured alone that life and death
God's mercy underlies.
2 And if my heart and flesh are weak
To bear an untried pain,
The bruised reed He will not break
But strengthen and sustain.
3 And Thou, O Lord, by whom are seen
Thy creatures as they be,
Forgive me if too close I learn
My human heart on Thee.
4 And so beside the silent sea
I wait the muffled oar:
No harm from Him can come to me
On ocean or on shore.
5 I know not where His island lift
Their fronded palms in air;
I only know I cannot drift
Beyond His love and care.
Amen.
Source: Worship and Service Hymnal: For Church, School, and Home #371
First Line: | I know not what the future hath |
Title: | I Know Not What the Future Hath |
Author: | John Greenleaf Whittier |
Meter: | 8.6.8.6 |
Place of Origin: | United States |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Spanish translation: See "Lo que me trae el porvenir" by Barbara Mink |
Copyright: | Public Domain |