9 GOD ONLY KNOWS!

REFRAIN:
God only knows! But me? I haven’t got a clue...
God only knows how I’m gonna make it through.
God only knows what on earth I should do!
God only knows ... and hasn’t filled me in yet.

1. All things work together for the good of us who love you, Lord---but how?
Grant me patience, Lord, as I wait for that good---and I want that patience right now!

2. Well, since God’s the only one who knows, and sees all from above,
I’ll just keep on keepin’ on and prayerfully wait ... wrapped in God’s blanket of love.

REFRAIN

3. I don’t want pat answers to my pain, just the strength to hope again;
And, rather than endlessly asking “Why?!”... help me ask “To what end?”

4. I’ll make my way through the heavy fog of my despair
to the light and safety of God’s love ... and be restored there.

REFRAIN

5. I’ve heard you never get over it; you just get on with it, so...
I pray that hope and faith refuse to die in me ... and will, in fact, grow.

6. Well, Lord, I’ll work as if everything depends upon me,
but realize that everything truly depends upon You.

REFRAIN

7. I’ve faith that time is my most trusted friend; these trials all will pass---
And, when joy comes in the morning, I may even look back and laugh.

8. I know that, with God, instead of a hopeless end, I’m looking at endless hope,
so when the road ahead looks rocky, I’ll just find the stepping stones.

FINAL REFRAIN:
So, though still God only knows, and I still haven’t got a clue,
I do have faith that I’m gonna make it through.
I trust the Lord will guide me to what’s best for me to do,
though I may never on earth understand, and God still hasn’t filled me in yet!

9. I know I can’t control the wind, but I can adjust my sails;
and yes, blessed are the flexible; they won’t get too bent out of shape.

10. And since God’s the only one who knows what’s in the Master Plan,
I’ll just keep on keepin’ on and prayerfully wait....snuggled in my lovin’ Lord’s hand!



Words and music © 1998 by Linda K. Williams
Words by and/or inspired by Barbara Johnson, in The Best of Barbara Johnson; words used by permission

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