Home › Hymns › Nobody Knows the Trouble I See
The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 520 · Words: Traditional African American Spiritual · Tune: DUBOIS
Nobody Knows the Trouble I See
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →"Nobody Knows the Trouble I See" is a traditional African American spiritual rooted in the experience of enslaved people, expressing sorrow and endurance through faith in Jesus's understanding presence. It was first documented in published form in 1867 in 'Slave Songs of the United States.'
Refrain
Nobody knows
the trouble I see,
nobody knows but Jesus;
oh, nobody knows
the trouble I see,
glory hallelujah!
Verse 1
Sometimes I’m up,
sometimes I’m down,
Oh, yes, Lord!
Sometimes I’m almost
to the ground,
Oh, yes, Lord!
Refrain
Nobody knows
the trouble I see,
nobody knows but Jesus;
oh, nobody knows
the trouble I see,
glory hallelujah!
Verse 2
Although you see
me going long so,
Oh, yes, Lord!
I have my troubles
here below,
Oh, yes, Lord!
Refrain
Nobody knows
the trouble I see,
nobody knows but Jesus;
oh, nobody knows
the trouble I see,
glory hallelujah!
Verse 3
What makes old Satan
hate me so,
Oh, yes, Lord!
Cause he got me once
and let me go,
Oh, yes, Lord!
Refrain
Nobody knows
the trouble I see,
nobody knows but Jesus;
oh, nobody knows
the trouble I see,
glory hallelujah!
Appears in these collections
Nobody Knows the Trouble I See is in the public domain. Make a free PowerPoint, PDF, or image set for church projection with Song Slides — no signup.