I know not if the mighty one will hear as I pray;

I know not if the gifts I ask will all granted be;

I know not if the word of old we truly can hear;

I know not what will come to pass in our future days;

I hope that only good will come, my children, to you.

II

I now know that the voice of man can reach the sky;

I now know that the mighty one has heard as I prayed;

I now know that the gifts I asked have all granted been.

I now know that the word of old we truly have heard;