Anglican Orthodox Church Worldwide Communion
PO Box 128 Statesville, NC 28687
Monday, January 19, 2026
King George VI of Great Britain
"The
Gate
of
the
Year,
"
originally
titled
"God
Knows,"
is
a
poem
by
Minnie
Louise
Haskins
that
inspires
courage
in
the
face
of
uncertainty.
Background
"The
Gate
of
the
Year"
was
written
in
1908
and
published
in
1912
as
part
of
Haskins'
collection
titled
The
Desert
.
The
poem
gained
widespread
recognition
when
King
George
VI
quoted
it
during
his
Christmas
broadcast
to
the
British
Empire
in
1939,
just
as
World
War
II
was
beginning.
This
moment
brought
the
poem
into
the
public
consciousness,
and
it
has
since
been
associated
with
themes
of
hope
and
faith
during
difficult
times.
The
poem's
words
were
later
engraved
at
the
gates
of
the
King
George
VI
Memorial
Chapel
at
Windsor
Castle,
further
solidifying
its
significance.
The
Gate
of
the
Year
And I said to the man at the gate of the year
“Give
me
a
light
that
I
may
tread
safely
into
the
unknown.”
And
he
replied:
“Go
out
into
the
darkness
and
put
your
hand
into
the
hand
of
God.
That
shall
be
to
you
better
than
light
and
safer
than
a
known
way.”
So
I
went
forth,
and
finding
the
hand
of
God,
trod
gladly
into
the
night.
And
He
led
me
towards
the
hills
and
the
breaking
of
day
in
the
lone
East.
If
God
hath
comprehension?
God
hideth
His
intention.
God
knows.
His
will
is
the
best.
The
stretch
of
years
are
clear
to
God.
Our
fears
all
time
hath
full
provision.
Our
mind
shall
fill.
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