Not Now, but in the Coming Years
Author: Maxwell N. Cornelius
Composer: Varies by tune (see below)
Languages (18)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Armenian (West): ԵՐՐԵՄՆ ՊԻՏ ՀԱՍԿՆԱՆՔ
- Czech: Jednou zvíš
- Danish: Vi vil forstå, men ikke her
- Dutch: Niet nu, maar in de toekomst eens
- English: Not Now, but in the Coming Years
- French: Plus tard, dans les jours à venir
- German: Und löst sich heir das Rätsel nicht
- Hawaiian: Mahope Hoomaopopo Ai
- Japanese: やがて来る年に
- Korean: 언젠가 다가올 해에
- Maori: Hei Aha Enei Roimata?
- Norwegian: Ei nu, men i en fremtid nær
- Portuguese: Agora Não, mas Logo Mais
- Samoan: Ua Fetalai Mai o Iesu
- Spanish: Allá, Allá, El Nos Dirá
- Swedish: Vi skall förstå men icke här
- Tahitian: Himene Hunaraa
- Tongan: ʻE ʻikai te tau ʻiloa
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Most common tunes for “Not Now, but in the Coming Years”
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1906 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Music from October 1906 General Conference (1906-10), Oct 1906.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Not now but in the coming years, It may be in the better land, We’ll read the meaning of our tears, And there, sometime, we’ll understand.
Then trust in God through all thy days; Fear not, for he doth hold thy hand; Though dark thy way still sing and praise; Sometime, sometime we’ll understand.
2. We’ll catch the broken threads again And finish what we here began; Heav’n will the mysteries explain, And then, ah, then we’ll understand.
Then trust in God through all thy days; Fear not, for he doth hold thy hand; Though dark thy way still sing and praise; Sometime, sometime we’ll understand.
3. We’ll know why clouds instead of sun Were over many a cherished plan; Why song has ceased when scarce begun; ’Tis there, sometime, we’ll understand.
Then trust in God through all thy days; Fear not, for he doth hold thy hand; Though dark thy way still sing and praise; Sometime, sometime we’ll understand.
4. Why what we longed for most of all Eludes so oft our eager hand, Why hopes are crushed and castles fall; Up there, sometime we’ll understand.
Then trust in God through all thy days; Fear not, for he doth hold thy hand; Though dark thy way still sing and praise; Sometime, sometime we’ll understand.
5. God knows the way; he holds the key; He guides us with unerring hand; Sometime with tearless eyes we’ll see; Yes, there, up there we’ll understand.
Then trust in God through all thy days; Fear not, for he doth hold thy hand; Though dark thy way still sing and praise; Sometime, sometime we’ll understand.
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