they know not how or when.

The phrase "they know not how or when." resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“they know not how or when.”· 2 hymns found
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Or why, as shep­herd, He should seek the wan­der­ers,
Or why, as Shepherd, He should seek the wand’rers,

they know not how or when.

But this I know, that He was born of Ma­ry
But this I know, that He was born of Mary,

I Cannot Tell

Lyricist: William Fullerton, 1929
Composer: Irish melody
Hymn 1

...Or why, as shep­herd, He should seek the wan­der­ers,

To bring them back, they know not how or when.

But this I know, that He was born of Ma­ry...

HymnC

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Or why, as shep­herd, He should seek the wan­der­ers,

To bring them back, they know not how or when.

But this I know, that He was born of Ma­ry

I Cannot Tell

I cannot tell why He, whom angels worship

Lyricist: William Young Fullerton
Composer: English tune
Hymn 2

...Or why, as Shepherd, He should seek the wand’rers,

To bring them back, they know not how or when.

But this I know, that He was born of Mary,...

HymnC

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Or why, as Shepherd, He should seek the wand’rers,

To bring them back, they know not how or when.

But this I know, that He was born of Mary,

I cannot tell why He, whom angels worship

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