Sometime We'll Understand
Vocal Solo Key Signature - A-flat (4 flats) Tempo - Quarter=@80 Difficulty - Advanced Topics: Charity/Special Needs, Comfort/Strength
Sheet Music Sample:
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Lyrics:
1. Not now but in the coming years
It may be in the better land
We'll know the meaning of our tears
And there we'll understand
2. We'll catch the broken threads again
And finish what we here began
Heaven will the mysteries explain
And then we'll understand
CHORUS: 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 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 we'll understand
4. Why what we long for most of all
Eludes so oft our eager hand
Why hopes are crushed and castles fall
Up there we'll understand
CHORUS
5. God knows the way He holds the key
He guides us with unerring hand
Sometime with tearless eyes we'll see
Yes there we'll understand
CHORUS Story:
"Sometime We'll Understand" (Spring 2007)
How do we make sense of tragedy? Why do the best die young? Why doesn't the Lord stop a Trolley Square or Virginia Tech massacre or prevent a Salt Lake City bishop from losing almost his entire family in a car crash? As Ebeneezer Scrooge says in a defining moment, "How can we bear it?" With these questions heavy on my mind, I found solace in the 1948 hymnbook edition's hymn #267, "Not Now, But in the Coming Years." With all respect to James McGranahan, I felt Maxwell Cornelius' stunningly moving text needed a better, more emotional setting. And here it is. Amber loves this song and is excited to sing it on the audio track. I feel this song would be very appropriate for grieving, funerals, etc. Fall 2009: This continues to be an emotional highlight for fans, I think I cry every time I play it. We still continue to receive trials in life, and usually we don't know why. But, darnit, we put our trust in God through all our days, we fear not because we're in His hand. Though dark our ways, we'll still sing and praise. Because, one day, we will understand. What comfort.