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God Knows The Best
GOD KNOWS THE BEST
Some time , when all life ' s lessons have been learned , Ancl sun and stars for evermore have set , The things which our weak judgments here have spurned—The things o ' er which we grieved with lashes wet—Will flash before us out of life ' s dark ni ght , As stars shine most in deeper tints of blue ;
And we shall see how all God ' s plans were ri ght , And how what seemed reproof was love most true . Ancl we shall see how , while we frown and sigh , God ' s plans go on as best for you and me ; Howwhen we calledHe heeded not our
, , cry , Because His wisdom to the end could see . And even as prudent parents disallow Too much of sweet to craving babyhood , So God , perhaps , is keeping from us now Life ' s sweetest things , because it seemeth good .
And if , sometimes , commingled with life ' s wine , We find the wormwood , and rebel and shrink , — Be sure a wiser Hand than yours or mine Pours out this potion for our lips to drink . And if some friend we love is lying low ¦ Where human kisses cannot reach his face , — 0 , do not blame the loving Father so , But wear your sorrow with obedient grace .
Ancl you shall shortl y know that lengthened breath Is not the sweetest gift God sends his friend ; Ancl that sometimes the sable pall of death Conceals the fairest boon His love can send . If we could push ajar the gates of life And stand within , ancl all God ' s workings see , We could interpret all this doubt ancl strife , Ancl for each mystery could find a key .
But not to-day ! Then be content , poor heart ! God ' s plans , like lilies pure and white , unfold ; We must not tear the close-shut leaves apart—Time will reveal the calyxes of gold . And if , through patient toil we reach the land , Where tired feet with sandals loose may rest ; When we shall clearl y know and understand , I think that we will say " God knew the best . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
God Knows The Best
GOD KNOWS THE BEST
Some time , when all life ' s lessons have been learned , Ancl sun and stars for evermore have set , The things which our weak judgments here have spurned—The things o ' er which we grieved with lashes wet—Will flash before us out of life ' s dark ni ght , As stars shine most in deeper tints of blue ;
And we shall see how all God ' s plans were ri ght , And how what seemed reproof was love most true . Ancl we shall see how , while we frown and sigh , God ' s plans go on as best for you and me ; Howwhen we calledHe heeded not our
, , cry , Because His wisdom to the end could see . And even as prudent parents disallow Too much of sweet to craving babyhood , So God , perhaps , is keeping from us now Life ' s sweetest things , because it seemeth good .
And if , sometimes , commingled with life ' s wine , We find the wormwood , and rebel and shrink , — Be sure a wiser Hand than yours or mine Pours out this potion for our lips to drink . And if some friend we love is lying low ¦ Where human kisses cannot reach his face , — 0 , do not blame the loving Father so , But wear your sorrow with obedient grace .
Ancl you shall shortl y know that lengthened breath Is not the sweetest gift God sends his friend ; Ancl that sometimes the sable pall of death Conceals the fairest boon His love can send . If we could push ajar the gates of life And stand within , ancl all God ' s workings see , We could interpret all this doubt ancl strife , Ancl for each mystery could find a key .
But not to-day ! Then be content , poor heart ! God ' s plans , like lilies pure and white , unfold ; We must not tear the close-shut leaves apart—Time will reveal the calyxes of gold . And if , through patient toil we reach the land , Where tired feet with sandals loose may rest ; When we shall clearl y know and understand , I think that we will say " God knew the best . "