Have you prayed for a loved one struggling hard with pain
You asked the Lord for healing but that healing never came.
And in spite of all your efforts the good Lord called him home
 
Now you're down in the valley looking up to the sky
And you're praying, "Lord you know what's best, but I don't understand why."
If you could hear your loved one speaking now to you
They'd say, "You wouldn't be grieving if you only knew."

If you only knew, I'm just going home.
Your prayers have been answered, my sickness is gone.
Things look much better from heaven's view.
The sun always shines, we're having a time
If you only knew.

To be absent from the body is present with the Lord.
"I'm in the arms of Jesus now and I'm not suffering anymore."
Hand in hand we'll stroll together down heaven's avenue.
And we're having a big celebration...if you only knew.

If you only knew, I'm just going home.
Your prayers have been answered, my sickness is gone.
Things look much better from heaven's view.
The sun always shines, we're having a time
If you only knew.

Things look much better from heaven's view
The sun always shines, we're having a time
If you only knew!!!