Lyrics
Verse 1 (Repeat)
Once You've spoken, twice I've heard
What You said You will do
That is what You will do
I'm holding on to Your word
You can never fail
You keep Your promises
I know You keep Your promises
Chorus (Repeat)
I know You will, Lord
You said You will, Lord
I'm sure You will, Lord
You never lie
Interlude
Somebody pray about your God
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 2 (Repeat)
I have seen it written, that You've spoken to me
I got here by faith
I go further by faith
Vamp (Repeat x4)
(Grace will make it happen)
Grace will make it happen
(Grace will make it possible)
Grace will make it possible
Bridge
I know the grace of God
And what You've seen, it will be done
If You said it, You will do it (x3)
Declaration
For God is not a man that should lie
Nor the son of man that should repent
His word, it is over
If You see it, You will touch it (Repeat x10)
Refrain
Your future is bright, You will touch it
Your future is bright, You will get there (Repeat)
Vamp (Repeat x4)
Chorus (Repeat x2)
You never lie (Repeat x8)
Declaration (Repeat)
God is not a man that should lie
He does not have moods for Him (Repeat x3)
Outro
I am standing on the promises of God
I am standing on the faithfulness of God
I'm trusting in the unfathomed way, the way I'm gaining everything
They will know that I was well-founded
Look at my feet, I am high, I have grown this way, calling
You never lie (Repeat x2)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"I Know You Will" builds its confidence entirely on the reliability of spoken promise, repeating the claim that hearing God's word twice confirms it will certainly happen. Its opening verse treats holding onto that word as sufficient assurance, needing no additional proof before trusting the outcome.
The chorus repeats a simple, three-part confidence, that God has said it, will do it, and cannot lie, using that final claim as the foundation beneath the other two. A later section quotes a specific Old Testament declaration directly, that God is not a man who should lie or change his mind, grounding the song's confidence in stated biblical doctrine rather than only personal optimism.
The song ties that confidence explicitly to grace rather than effort, repeating that grace makes the promised outcome both possible and certain to happen. Rooted in contemporary worship's language of prophetic declaration, the song functions as sustained affirmation of God's unchanging truthfulness, repeating its central refrain until trust in an unfulfilled promise becomes settled certainty.
Related Scripture
- Numbers 23:19 States that God is not a man that he should lie or change his mind, directly quoted in the song's declaration.
- 2 Corinthians 1:20 Describes all of God's promises as finding their yes in Christ, echoed in the song's confidence that every spoken promise will be fulfilled.