February 16, 1899
GOD KNOWS
By O. G. W.
For the PRESS.
Only God knows the trials that we bear,
The weary longing for a different fate,
The daily struggle and the anxious care,
He knows, and we can wait.
Only God knows how vain our efforts seem,
How oft we sink discouraged by the way,
When heaven and earth seem but an empty dream.
He knows, and we can pray.
Only God knows if we do ill or well.
The world may praise, or censure if it must;
E'n our own motives we can scarcely tell.
He knows, and we can trust.
Only God knows what future years may bring,
The trouble or the joy within their scope,
If we shall walk in grief or happy sing.
He knows, and we can hope.
Only God knows--we have no want beside!
Our Father watches o'er us from above.
We feel our weakness, but his hand will guide.
He knows, and He is love.
Source: Crittenden Press. (Marion, Ky.) 1886-1907, February 16, 1899, Image 4 - Chronicling America - The Library of Congress.
[My comments are in brackets.]
