| C | G/B | Am | F | C | F | G | C | |
| All | I | once | held | dear, built my | life | up | on, |
| G/B | Am | F | C | Am | G | |
| All | this | world | re | veres and | wars to | own; |
| C | F | G | C | C/E | F | G | Am | C | |
| All I | once | thought | gain | I have | coun | ted | loss, |
| G/B | Am | F | C | Am | Gsus4 | |
| Spent | and | worth | less | now com | pared to | this. |
| Chorus: |
| G | F6 | C | F/G | G | C | |
| Knowing | You, | Jesus, | kno | wing | You |
| Am | Em/G | F | |
| There | is no | greater | thing. |
| C/E | F/A | |
| You're my | all, You're the | best, |
| C/G | F/A | |
| You're my | joy, my righteous | ness, |
| C/E | F/A | C/G | G | |
| And I | love You | Lord. |
| Now my heart's desire is to know You more, |
| To be found in You and know as Yours, |
| To possess by faith what I could not earn |
| All surpassing gift of righteousness |
| Chorus |
| Oh to know the power of Your risen life, |
| And to know You in Your sufferings; |
| To become like You in Your death, my Lord, |
| So with You to live and never die. |
| Chorus |
| ©1993 Make Way Music |
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| Another version |
| Knowing You |
| Am | C | Am | G | C | |
| All I | once held | dear, built my | life | up | on, |
| Am | C | Am | G | |
| All this | world | reveres and | wars to | own; |
| F | C | F | G | C | |
| All I | once thought | gain I have | coun | ted | loss, |
| Am | C | Am | G | |
| Spent and | worthless | now com | pared to | this. |
| Chorus: |
| F | C | F | C | |
| Knowing | You, | Jesus, | knowing | You |
| Am | G | F | |
| There | is no | greater | thing. |
| C | F | |
| You're my | all, You're the | best, |
| C | F | |
| You're my | joy, my righteous | ness, |
| C | F | C | F | |
| And I | love You | Lord. |
| Am | C | Am | G | C | |
| Now my | heart's de | sire is to | know | You | more, |
| Am | C | Am | G | |
| To be | found in | You and | know as | Yours, |
| F | C | F | G | C | |
| To pos | sess by | faith what I | could | not | earn |
| Am | C | Am | G | |
| All sur | passing | gift of | righteous | ness |
| Chorus |
| Am | C | Am | G | C | |
| Oh to | know the | power of Your | rise | n l | ife, |
| Am | C | Am | G | |
| And to | know You | in Your | suffer | ings; |
| F | C | F | G | C | |
| To | become like | You in Your | death, | my | Lord, |
| Am | C | Am | G | |
| So with | You to | live and | never | die. |
| Chorus |