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Text:Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
Tune:[Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down]
Arranger:Kurt Brandenberg

174. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

Refrain:
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen,
Nobody knows but Jesus.
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen,
Glory hallelujah.

1 Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down,
Oh, yes, Lord!
Sometimes I'm almost to the ground,
Oh, yes, Lord! O [Refrain]

2 Although you see me going 'long so,
Oh, yes, Lord!
I have my troubles here below,
Oh, yes, Lord! O [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down
Title: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
Refrain First Line: Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Publication Date: 1996
Topic: African-American spiritual: African-American spiritual; Suffering
Source: African-American spiritual
Tune Information
Name: [Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down]
Arranger: Kurt Brandenberg
Key: G Major
Source: African-American spiritual
Copyright: Arr. © 1995 Kurt Brandenberg



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