Hymn
Sometime We'll Understand
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 thro' 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 know why clouds instead of sun
Were ever many a cherished plan;
Why song has ceased when scarce begun;
'Tis there, some time, we'll understand.
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.
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.
Sometime We'll Understand — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/sometime-well-understand
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Who wrote Sometime We'll Understand?
The words of Sometime We'll Understand were written by Maxwell N. Cornelius; the version here was published in 1929.
Is Sometime We'll Understand public domain?
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