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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 714 · Words: Daniel W. Whittle · Tune: EL NATHAN
I Know Whom I Have Believed
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →Written by Daniel W. Whittle in 1883 and based on 2 Timothy 1:12, this hymn affirms confident trust in God amid life's uncertainties. The repeated refrain declares that certainty of faith rests not on fully understanding God's ways, but on knowing the One who keeps what is committed to Him.
Verse 1
I know not why God's wondrous grace
to me he hath made known,
nor why, unworthy, Christ in love
redeemed me for his own.
Refrain
But I know whom I have believed,
and am persuaded that he is able
to keep that which I've committed
unto him against that day.
Verse 2
I know not how this saving faith
to me he did impart,
nor how believing in his word
wrought peace within my heart.
Refrain
But I know whom I have believed,
and am persuaded that he is able
to keep that which I've committed
unto him against that day.
Verse 3
I know not how the Spirit moves,
convincing us of sin,
revealing Jesus through the word,
creating faith in him.
Refrain
But I know whom I have believed,
and am persuaded that he is able
to keep that which I've committed
unto him against that day.
Verse 4
I know not when my Lord may come,
at night or noonday fair,
nor if I walk the vale with him,
or meet him in the air.
Refrain
But I know whom I have believed,
and am persuaded that he is able
to keep that which I've committed
unto him against that day.
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