YOU NEED TO KNOW

GOD KNOWS BEST

Helen Steiner Rice

 

Our Father knows what’s best for us,

So why we should complain?

We always want the sunshine,

But he knows there must be rain.

 

We love the sound of laughter

And the merriment of cheer,

But our hearts would lose their tenderness

If we never shed a tear.

 

Our Father tests us often

With suffering and with sorrow,

He tests us, not to punish us,

But to help us meet tomorrow.

 

For growing trees are strengthened

When they withstand the storm,

And the sharp cut of the chisel,

Gives the marble grace and form.

 

God never hurt us needlessly,

And He never wastes our pain,

For every loss He sends to us,

Is followed by rich gain.

 

And when we count the blessings,

That God so freely sent,

We will find no cause of murmuring

And no time to lament.

 

For our Father loves his children,

And to Him all things are plain;

So He never sends us pleasure

When the soul’s deep need is pain.

 

So whenever we have troubled,

And when everything goes wrong;

It is God working in us,

To make our spirit strong.