O, Fear Not the Future!

O

fear not the fu­ture! ’Tis hid­den in love

But known to Thy Sav­ior who reign­eth abo­ve;

The path for thy steps He Him­self doth pre­pare

And the light of His pre­sence shall go with thee there.

O

fear not the fu­ture! Thy crown wait­eth there!

The glo­ries be­fore thee no tongue can de­clare;

Go for­ward with Je­sus; He know­eth the way

To man­sions pre­pared for the child­ren of day.

O

fear not the fu­ture! Thou art not alone;

He who died for His sheep ne’er for­sak­eth His own;

E’en thro’ the dark val­ley no ill can be­tide

For Je­ho­vah will be thy com­pan­ion and guide.

O

fear not the fu­ture! What hast thou to fear?

Thy foes are all van­quished

thy cap­tain is near;

His grace is suf­fi­cient; His pro­mis­es sure;

And the arms un­der­neath thee for aye shall en­dure.

O

fear not the fu­ture! The tri­als that come

Are sent to pre­pare thee for serv­ice and home;

Rich gains are thy loss­es

swift wings are thy sighs

And thy tears shall bring vi­sions of joy to thine eyes.