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<T think, if thou could’st see, 
With thy dim mortal sight, 
How meanings, dark to thee. 
Are shadows hiding light: 
Truth’s efforts crossed and vexed, 
Life’s purpose all perplexed,— 
If thou could’st see them right, 
I think that they would seem, 
All clear, and wise, and bright. A 
“And yet thou can’st not know, 
And yet thou can’st not see; 
Wisdom and sight are slow 
In poor humanity. 
If thou could’st trust, poor soul, 
In Him who rules the whole, 
Thou would’st find peace and rest; 
Wisdom and sight are well, but trust is best.” 
—Adelaide Procter . 
God Knows Best. 
Ah! God knows what is best for all. 
He gives us strength to bear our load; 
It matters not how oft we fall, 
He lifts us up and clears the road. 
And though His will may seem unjust. 
If we but wait until the end, 
Whate’er betide, have faith and trust. 
Then He will prove a loving friend. 
If all went well with us down here, 
And what we wished for to us given, 
Without a single loss or tear, 
We would not care to go to Heaven. 
