The Wherefore and the Why

What a bless­èd thing to know

As thro’ life we on­ward go

That some day we’ll know

The where­fore and the why;

God will wipe away all tears

Banish all our doubts and fears

When we go to dwell

With Je­sus by and by.

If we’ve strug­gled on in vain

And we’ve suf­fered un­told pain

Making life seem al­most

More than we can bear;

Tho’ our hearts are brok­en now

When be­fore God’s throne we bow

We shall know the why

And where­fore ov­er there.

Tho’ our loved ones have gone home

Leaving us here all alone

And we feel that we

too

Willingly would die;

We may think God is un­just

But when we are dust to dust

We shall un­der­stand

The where­fore and the why.

Ah

our heav’n­ly Fa­ther knows

Every lit­tle wind that blows

And He knows just what

Is best for you and I;

He sees the spar­row fall

He will guide us safe thro’ all

And some day we’ll know

The where­fore and the why.