Poems (Merrill)/God is Love and We shall Know

by Clara A. Merrill

GOD IS LOVE AND WE SHALL KNOW

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When the darkness seems to gather  O'er the dawn of hope and peace; Like the storm-cloud towering upward  Which the wild winds e'er increase,—And, like angry ocean billows  Fainting soul is fraught with woe; And we're longing for our loved ones— Does the Heavenly Father know?

Though He notes the fallen sparrow— Does He heed the child who weeps—Does He see my tears fast falling  O'er the grave where Sister sleeps? When the bitter sob of anguish  Mingles with the earnest prayer; Pleading for His love and comfort  Does the Heavenly Father care?

Will He in His loving wisdom  Send that sweet peace bye and bye—When the eye can gaze far upward  To the brighter realms on high? As the way-worn, weary pilgrim  Turns his footsteps toward the grave; And 'neath load of sin he falleth— Will the Heavenly Father save?

In that home where friends await us  Shall we know them when we meet—Will they seem the same dear loved ones  That on earth we used to greet?—Mystic thoughts—Ah! who can tell us  All that Fancy fain would know? "God is Love" and "We shall know then"  Faith responds in answer low.