who could have known

I sat alone
staring at the evening haze,
quiet dreaming
of those long ago simple days
when I would wander
down solemn grassy roads
and I would wonder
what my future would unfold.

Who would have known
that I would ever be standing here,
having overcome
so much pain throughout the years?
Everything that I had lost,
all that darkness in my soul,
and the deserts I have crossed,
yet here I am, standing bold!

Who could have know
that in this dark and lonely child
that there could shine
a soul as bright as mine?!
Who could have known
that Jesus Christ
would pour His love
into this life
so full of pain
and through
His boundless mercy
set me free?!

Everyone
regardless of their sin and shame
can all join me here,
lift your voice and cry His name!
You feel unworthy,
long-lost sinners trapped in black,
just ask His mercy.
You will be heard and taken back.

Who could have known
that His redemption wasn’t free.
But he paid your price
so He could share eternity
with the small, abused and crushed,
with the ones left in the cold.
Oh, that God Son would gladly die
to bring us all into His fold!

Who could have known
that in a dark and lonely child
that God could find
a treasure worth His time?!
Who could have known
that Jesus Christ
would pour His life out
for a world so full of stain,
and through
His boundless mercy
set us free?!