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Author: Lizzie DeArmond Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 14 hymnals First Line: I cannot tell, I do not know, What in the future Refrain First Line: God plans the best, He cares for me

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GOD PLANS THE BEST

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Anon. Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 53235 41317 14321 Used With Text: I Cannot Tell, I Do Not Know

[I cannot tell, I do not know]

Appears in 8 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: G. Kieffer Vaughan Used With Text: God Plans the Best for Me

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I Cannot Tell, I Do Not Know

Author: Anon. Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #918 (1972) Refrain First Line: God plans the best, He cares for me Topics: Book Four: Occasional Selections, Gospel Songs and Hymns; Christian Commission Edification, Encouragement, Testimony Scripture: Romans 8:28 Languages: English Tune Title: GOD PLANS THE BEST

God Plans the Best for Me

Author: Lizzie DeArmond Hymnal: Gospel Echoes #31 (1949) First Line: I cannot tell, I do not know Refrain First Line: God plans the best, He cares for me Languages: English Tune Title: [I cannot tell, I do not know]

God Plans the Best for Me

Author: Lizzie DeArmond Hymnal: Gospel Glory #35 (1948) First Line: I cannot tell, I do not know Refrain First Line: God plans the best Languages: English Tune Title: [I cannot tell, I do not know]

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Lizzie De Armond

1847 - 1936 Person Name: Lizzie DeArmond Author of "God Plans the Best for Me" in Gospel Echoes Lizzie De Armond was a prolific writer of children's hymns, recitations and exercises. When she was twelve years old her first poem was published in the Germantown, Pa. Telegraph, however, it was not until she was a widow with eight children to support that she started writing in earnest. She wrote articles, librettos, nature stories and other works, as well as hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "I Cannot Tell, I Do Not Know" in The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 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.