This I Know
I have not seen the stable where
they say his life began;
Nor Nazareth, the city where
he grew from child to man;
Yet surer than the eye can see,
My heart knows certainly that he
Was there--and lived for me.

I've never seen the winding Jordan
flow from Herman's slope;
Nor Galilee, the beautiful, where
‘oft he taught and spoke;
Yet in my heart there is no doubt,
That in those lands he moved about
With men; but as the Son of God.

Jerusalem, the city of our Lord,
I've never seen;
Nor Bethany, where 'oft he found
retreat with friends serene;

Yet in my soul is bedded deep
This truth (that I shall ever keep)
He is the shepherd of God's sheep.

I have not seen the garden where
he prayed in final hours;
Nor Calvary, where he was nailed
and pierced by evil powers;

And yet unhesitatingly
I feel and know he set me free;
Yes, even more, he died for me.

All this I know.

--Alma E. Gygi