I Know Not Why!

I know not why my Sav­ior

Has done so much for me;

I know not why His fa­vor

Has come so con­stant­ly;

But this I know: I love Him

And trust Him day by day

And cast my care upon Him

And watch and praise and pray.

I know not why my Sav­ior

Should leave a glo­ri­ous throne

To bleed and die on Cal­va­ry

For sin­ners to atone;

But this I know

’tis cer­tain

He ful­ly ran­somed me

And in that truth be­liev­ing

I real­ize I’m free.

I know not why He bids me

Breathe forth my wants in pray­er

While day by day He sees me

And knows my ev­ery care;

But this I know

while pray­ing

And trust­ing in His Word

My soul re­freshed and strength­ened

Rests sweet­ly on the Lord.

I know not where He leads me

And yet I fol­low still;

I know not why He needs me

My vine­yard place to fill:

But this I know

at du­ty

In pray­er or ho­ly song

My heart keeps ov­er­flow­ing

With rap­ture all day long!