How Do I Know

words and melody by Eva Mae Withaus, harmony by Frank P. Nickel

How do I know that the Father above 
watches o’er me with His tenderest love?
He sees the fall of each little bird,
I read it in God’s Holy Word. 

How do I know that He’ll answer my prayer 
when I am sad and there’s no one to care?
Somehow I know my cry will be heard,
I read it in God’s Holy Word.

Just like the shepherd He leads us;
He seeks for the sheep gone astray;
He carries the lambs in His bosom,
and keeps them from danger always.

How do I know that He died in my place,
giving me life through His marvelous grace?
Sweetest of stories ever heard,
I read it in God’s Holy Word.

©1965, Radiant Light Enterprises.
Published as song #12 in Sing and Give Thanks , and recorded on LP 365: My Sheep Know My Voice, side one, by the Junior Trio: John, Steve, and Paul. Video design by Joyce Rempel on animoto.com using the recorded song and photos from the family collection.