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We cannot understand

Appears in 3 hymnals Used With Tune: ALL SAINTS
We cannot understand

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[We cannot understand]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. H. Forrest Incipit: 33237 65254 3 Used With Text: He Knows Best
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ALL SAINTS

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: P. R. Sleeman Incipit: 33217 13212 51656 Used With Text: We cannot understand
ALL SAINTS
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RESIGNATION

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: W. G. Wood Incipit: 33343 22222 23345 Used With Text: We cannot understand
RESIGNATION

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He Knows Best

Author: Anon. Hymnal: Hymns of Consecration and Faith #118 (1902) First Line: We cannot understand Lyrics: 1 We cannot understand Why this is best; We tightly clasp His hand And leave the rest. 2 When He, who knoweth all, Sends grief and woe; We can but trust and say, “He wills it so!” 3 His love is mightier far Than we can guess; His thoughts toward us are All tenderness. 4 He is our loving Lord, Our Father dear! He knows our every want; Why should we fear? 5 Then, though our hearts are sad, We still can pray, And He will make us glad In His own day. Languages: English Tune Title: [We cannot understand]
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We cannot understand

Hymnal: The Song Companion to the Scriptures #302a (1911) Languages: English Tune Title: RESIGNATION
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We cannot understand

Hymnal: The Song Companion to the Scriptures #302b (1911) Languages: English Tune Title: ALL SAINTS
We cannot understand

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Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "He Knows Best" in Hymns of Consecration and Faith In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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C. H. Forrest

Composer of "[We cannot understand]" in Hymns of Consecration and Faith Late 19th Century
C. H. Forrest

P. R. Sleeman

Composer of "ALL SAINTS" in The Song Companion to the Scriptures
P. R. Sleeman

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