Has a song ever made you squirm? Audrey Assad’s song, “Known” did that to me. The first time I heard this song, I found myself in uncharted territory: somehow I felt exposed; naked. From a song. Weird. It took me a while to figure out why, and once I figured it out, I began to love it.
This song speaks of how God knows us – intimately. He sees us as we really are. He sees past the make-up, the perfectly coifed hair (obviously, I’m not talking about my hair here), and the outer embellishments that we use to cover-up who we really are.
He sees us exactly the way we are. He sees the truth that no garment can cover. And He loves us anyway.
Known
As the dew falls on the blade
You have touched all this fragile frame
And as a mother knows her baby’s face
You know me, You know me
As the summer air within my chest
I have breathed You deep down into my breast
And as You know the hairs upon my head
Every thought and every word I’ve said
Every thought and every word I’ve said
Savior, You have known me as I am
Healer, You have known me as I was
As I will be in the morning, in the evening
You have known me, yeah, You know me
Oh, and as the exhilaration of autumn’s bite
Oh, You have brought these tired bones to brilliant life
And as the swallow knows, she knows the sky
This is how it is with You and I
Oh, this is how it is with You and I
Savior, You have known me as I am
Healer, You have known me as I was
As I will be in the morning, in the evening
You have known me, yeah, You know me
From the fall of my heart to the resurrection of my soul
You know me, God, and You know my ways
In my rising and my sitting down
You see me as I am, oh, see me as I am
And as a lover knows his beloved’s heart
All the shapes and curves of her even in the dark
Oh, You have formed one in my inward parts
And You know me, You know me, yes
Savior, You, You have known me as I am
Oh, healer, You have known me as I was
As I will be in the morning, in the evening
You have known
You have known me, in the morning, in the evening
You’ve known me, God
In the morning, in the evening You have known me
Yeah, You’ve know me
You have always known me
You know me, God, You have known me
You have always known my heart
Credits :
songwriters: assad, audrey; larue, phillip
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