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Thou Knowest, Lord, the Weariness

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(THOU KNOWEST, LORD. 11, 10, 11, 10, 10, 10)

1. Thou knowest, Lord, the wea - ri-ness and sor row
   Of the sad heart that comes to thee for rest;
   Cares of to-day, and bur-dens of to-mor- row,
   Bless ings em-plored, and sins to be con - fessed ;
   We come be - fore thee at thy gracious word,
   And lay them at thy feet; thou knowest Lord.
   
2. Thou knowest all the past : how long and blind - ly
   On the dark mountains the lost wanderer strayed ;
   How the good Shep-herd followed, and how kind - ly,
   He bore it home, up - on his Shoulders laid ;
   And healed the bleed - ing wounds,and soothed the pain,
   And bro't back life,and hope,and strength a-gain.
3. Thou knowest all the pres-ent; each tempta -tion,
   Each toil-some du ty, each fore-bod-ing fear;
   All to each one as- signed of trib - u - la - tion,
   Or to be - lov ed ones, than self more dear ;
   All pen-sive memories, as we jour-ney on,
   Long- ings for vanished smiles and voic-es gone. A-men.