Nobody knows the troubles I’ve seen.
Nobody knows but Jesus.
Nobody knows the troubles I’ve seen.
Glory be to God!

Jesus knows troubles.
While the crowds are praising him,
the Pharisees are objecting.

As Passover draws near,
one of the apostles is already making plans to betray him.

As he shares his Body and Blood with them
in the upper room at Passover,
his disciples are arguing about who is the greatest.

As he prays in the garden,
they are all falling asleep.

As he is arrested,
his disciples want to turn to violence.

As he stands trial,
most of the apostles have fled,
and one of them denies knowing anything about him,
Not once but three times.

When Pilate could find no evidence against him,
the crowd that once praised him with shouts of “Hosanna,”
now cries out “Crucify him, crucify him!”

As they nailed him to the cross,
he offers them mercy,
crying out, “Father, forgive them,”

When one his fellow condemned mocks him,
he offers mercy to the guilty one
who recognizes his innocence.

And finally, just before he died,
he turns to God in prayer.
“Into your hands, I commend my spirit.

Nobody knows the troubles I’ve seen.
Nobody knows but Jesus.
Nobody knows the troubles I’ve seen.
Glory be to God!

Our God knows what it is
to be misunderstood,
to be betrayed, denied and abandoned
even by his closest friends.

Our God knows what it is
to be misjudged,
mistreated,
ridiculed and rejected.

Our God know what it is
to be spit upon,
slapped around,
tortured
and sentenced to death.

Our God know what it is
when the crowd turns on you
or when even those who know the truth
give up and refuse to stand up in end.

Our God knows what it is
to have the worst day in one’s life,
when everything seems to turn out badly.

And our God know what it is
to be merciful and faithful
even when no one around is forgiving or believing.

Nobody knows the troubles I’ve seen.
Nobody knows but Jesus.
Nobody knows the troubles I’ve seen.
Glory be to God!

We may have some pretty bad days.
We may feel alone, abandoned, forgotten.
We may have been betrayed
and had no one stand up for us.

We may have been misjudged,
misunderstood, mis treated by people around us.

But our God understands.
Our God is always with us.
Our God promises a better day.

We know how the story ends.
We know that Jesus rose from the dead,
triumphed over the grave,
set us free from sin.

He is our hope.
he has shown us his mercy.
Our God knows.

Nobody knows the troubles I’ve seen.
Nobody knows but Jesus.
Nobody knows the troubles I’ve seen.
Glory be to God!