How Will They Know?

"How Will They Know?" sung at the Southwest Baptist Church of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on Wednesday night, March 5th, 2025. See words below. Darkness overshadowed the little village of his birth His family all asleep he lies alone Gazing up toward heaven a little tear falls to the earth And he wonders if his sorrows here are known His body wracked with pain from his father's sharp disdain He lifts his hand and whispers in the night If there's a God above please send someone in love To comfort me and show me what is right His brow was creased and wrinkled his hands were calloused hard His hair was grey his body stooped with age But his eye posessed a twinkle and his gaze shot through my heart His voice was strong he looked at me and said The harvest fields are white and I had laboured all my life Now who will go and stand in my place The people there must hear that Jesus Christ is near Step forward now the work of God embrace How will they hear how will they know How will they ever find the truth if we don't go How can we fear God's love to show Jesus desires every child His love to know And around the world in every tongue to every nation tribe and clan The gospel must be preached to every man So who will go and light the way that leads lost souls to Christ Who will go and lay down his life How will they hear how will they know How will they ever find the truth if we don't go How can we fear God's love to show Jesus desires every child His love to know Jesus desires every child His love to know How will they know if we don't go How will they know?