Not now, but in the coming years---- It may be in the better land----- We'll read the meaning of our tears, And there, some time, we'll understand. Then trust in God through all thy days ;
Fear not ! for He doth hold thy hand ; . . Though dark thy way, still sing and praise ; Some time, some time we'll understand.
2. We'll catch the broken threads again, And finish what we here began ; Heaven will the mysteries explain, And then, ah then, we'll understand.
3. We'll know why clouds instead of sun Were over many a cherished plan ; Why song has ceased when scarce begun; âTis there, some time, we'll understand.
4. Why, what we long for most of all, Eludes so oft our eager hand ; Why hopes are crushed, and castles fall, Up there, some time, we'll understand.
5. God knows the way, He holds the key, He guides us with unerring hand ; Some time with tearless eyes we'll see ; Yes, there, up there, we'll understand.