Scripture Verse

Your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. Matthew 6:8

Introduction

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Charles Gabriel (1856–1932)

Words: A. N., 1907. Ap­peared in Al­ex­an­der’s Gos­pel Songs, com­piled by Charles M. Al­ex­an­der (New York et al­ibi: Flem­ing H. Re­vell, 1908), num­ber 8. Note: Goo­gle Ge­mi­ni as­serts that lat­er sourc­es at­trib­ute the lyr­ics to one Ada Neil­son, though some think Ada Neil­son is a pseu­do­nym for Charles Ga­bri­el. We have been un­suc­cess­ful in veri­fy­ing ei­ther claim.

Mu­sic: Zu­lia Charles H. Ga­bri­el (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

Oh hearts that ache, and bleed, and break,
God knows the depths of all thy woes;
He will Him­self thy bur­dens take,
And shield thee from the heav­iest blows.

Refrain

God knows thy need, He will sup­ply;
He know­eth what for thee is best;
Soon thou shalt see with clear­er eye,
Soon en­ter His eter­nal rest.

Tho’ oth­er eyes be dull and blind,
To mark thy grief, to note thy tear,
He sees; His heart is true and kind;
He ev­ery pray­er is swift to hear.

Refrain

Tho’ dark the clouds ab­ove thy head,
The heav’ns be­yond are full of light;
Dismiss thy fears, sup­press thy dread;
For thee the days are bright ahead.

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