← We Shall Know Hymns and Tunes (1888) · No. 1354

We Shall Know

When the mists have rolled in splendor

1

When the mists have rolled in splendorFrom the beauty of the hills,And the sunshine, warm and tender,Falls in kisses on the rills,We may read love's shining letterIn the rainbow of the spray;We shall know each other betterWhen the mists have cleared away.

Chorus.

We shall know as we are knownNevermore to walk alone,In the dawning of the morning,When the mists have cleared away;In the dawning of the morning,When the mists have cleared away (have cleared away).

2

If we err in human blindness,And forget that we are dust,If we miss the law of kindnessWhen we struggle to be just,Snowy wings of peace shall coverAll the plain that hides away,When the weary watch is over,And the mists have cleared away.

3

When the mists have risen above us,As our Father knows his own,Face to face with those that love us,We shall know as we are known;Far beyond the orient meadowsFloats the golden fringe of day;Heart to heart we bide the shadows,Till the mists have cleared away.