Lyrics
Verse 1
I've had many tears and sorrows
I've had questions for tomorrow
There've been times I didn't know right from wrong
But in every situation
God gave blessed consolation
That my trials only come to make me strong
Verse 2
I've been a lot of places
And I've seen so many faces
But there've been times I've felt so all alone
But in that lonely hour
In that precious, lonely hour
Jesus let me know I was His own
Chorus
Through it all
Through it all
I've learned to trust in Jesus
I've learned to trust in God
Through it all
Through it all
I've learned to depend upon His Word
Verse 3
So I thank God for the mountains
And I thank Him for the valleys
I thank Him for the storms He's brought me through
Cause if I never had a problem
I wouldn't know that He could solve them
I wouldn't know what faith in His Word could do
Chorus
Through it all
Through it all
I've learned to trust in Jesus
I've learned to trust in God
Through it all
Through it all
I've learned to depend upon His Word
Yes, I've learned to depend upon His Word
I've learned to depend upon His Word
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Meaning & Inspiration
Through It All is a testimony that trust grows through hardship. The first verse speaks of many tears and sorrows, questions about tomorrow, times of not knowing right from wrong, and God's blessed consolation, with trials that only come to make the singer strong. The second verse recalls being in many places and seeing many faces yet feeling alone, until in that lonely hour Jesus made it known that the singer was His own.
The chorus says that through it all the singer learned to trust in Jesus and in God and to depend on His Word, and the third verse gives thanks for the mountains, valleys and storms, because without a problem the singer would not know that He could solve them. The themes fit Romans 5:3-5, James 1:2-4, Psalm 119:71, Deuteronomy 31:6 and 2 Corinthians 12:9-10. The thankful view of trials and the simple, repeated chorus make the song an easy testimony for a congregation to sing.
Related Scripture
- Romans 5:3-5 Suffering produces endurance, character and hope.
- James 1:2-4 Believers are told to count trials as joy because they produce steadfastness.
- Deuteronomy 31:6 God promises never to leave or forsake His people.