41a.  He Knows

1.
He knows the way I take.
What matters then if dark it be
Or rough or hedged about.
His staff will comfort me.

2.
And should His love withhold
what seems so near,
so dear, so sweet.
I’ll humbly take this thing and lay it at his feet.

3.
How sweet to know He knows,
and cares, and holds me by the hand.
Will safely guide until
I reach the heavenly land!