How Would I Know

If it wasn't for the times that I was down
 If it wasn't for the times that I was bound
 For all the times that I wondered
 How I would ever make it through
 All of the times that I couldn't see my way
 And I had to turn to You
 How would I know You could deliver
 How would I know You could set free
 If there had never been a battle
 How would I know the victory
 How would I know You could be faithful
 To meet all of my needs
 Lord I appreciate the hard times
 Otherwise how would I know
 I remember all the times I had to cry
 And at the time all I could do was wonder why
 Why would a God so kind and loving
 Allow me to go through all this pain
 If I could see into the future
 Then I would know the joy I'd gain
 But how would I know You could deliver
 How would I know You could set free
 If there had never been a battle
 How would I know the victory
 How would I know You could be faithful
 To meet all of my needs
 Lord I appreciate the hard times
 Otherwise how would I know
 How would I know that you could
 Make a way out of no way
 How would I know if I never had a need
 Brother, I know what you're goin' through
 Sister, I know 'cause I've been in your shoes
 But I can truly say that I know what God can do
 How would I know You could deliver
 How would I know You could set free
 If there had never been a battle
 How would I know the victory
 How would I know You could be faithful
 To meet all of my needs
 Lord I appreciate the hard times
 Otherwise how would I know
 Otherwise how would I know
 How would I know You could set free
 How would I know You deliver me
 How would I know You could make a way
 How would I know You could meet my needs
 How would I know
 How would I know
 I wouldn't have known
 I wouldn't have known