First Line: Not now, but in the coming years,

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 thy days ;

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

2 We'll catch the broken threads again,
And finish what we here began ;
Heaven will the mysteries explain,
And then, ah then, we'll understand.

3 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.

4 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.

5 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.