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 the days;
Fear not, for He doth hold thy hand;
Though dark thy way, still sing and praise,
Some time, some time we�ll understand.

We�ll catch the broken thread again,
And finish what we here began;
Heav�n will the mysteries explain,
And then, ah then, we�ll understand.

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We�ll know why clouds instead of sun
Were over many a cherished plan;
Why song has ceased when scarce begun;
�Tis there, some time, we�ll understand.

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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.

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