Painterly scene of a woman’s hand reaching towards the hem of Jesus’ garment in a sunlit ancient street.

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The Lord Knows Your Name

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After twelve years of suffering, a woman comes through the crowd and reaches for Jesus’ garment. He stops, hears her story and addresses her as a daughter. The Lord Knows Your Name sings of healing mercy, truthful encounter and the welcome of Christ, whose cross and risen life open the way for us to draw near.

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The story behind the song

Mark 5:25–34 tells of a woman whose long illness had consumed her resources and left her without relief. Hearing about Jesus, she comes through the crowd and touches His garment. Her healing is immediate, but Jesus pauses the journey. He asks who has touched Him, and she comes forward in fear to tell Him the truth. His response brings personal assurance and peace. The song dwells on this movement from hidden suffering into an encounter in which she is heard and addressed.

The title expresses the personal knowledge and care of Christ; Mark does not give the woman’s name or record Jesus speaking it. The anthem’s final movement looks towards the hands that would bear the nails and the risen Lord who still receives those who come to Him. It invites honest prayer, confidence in His saving authority and trust in His mercy. His welcome draws those who have suffered into the peace of a personal encounter and gives His people a pattern of attentive, compassionate care.

The musical setting

The arrangement centres on a warm female storyteller, with Jesus’ brief replies given to a clear young male voice. Harp, piano, cello and fiddle carry a gentle pulse; tenor banjo, lute and restrained Celtic drums widen the final movement.

Production credits

Lyrics developed with substantial ChatGPT drafting, then revised under the editorial oversight and rigorous theological direction of Steven Forsberg. Musical composition, vocals and instrumental audio generated using Suno under human musical direction. Cover artwork generated using AI under human direction.

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Twelve years beneath a hidden pain,
Her strength and silver spent in vain;
From healer’s hand to healer’s hand,
No peace, no cure, no place to stand.

Then through the dust the tidings came:
Jesus was passing down the way;
“If I can touch the robe He wears,
His healing mercy meets me there.”

She pressed through dust, she pressed through fear,
One hand reached out, and heaven drew near;
The fountain dried; she knew within:
The morning light had broken in.

The Lord knows your name,
He sees the hidden tear;
He turns within the pressing crowd
And draws the trembling near.
The Lord knows your name,
His mercy makes a way;
No wounded heart that comes to Him
Is ever turned away.

The crowd pressed on, yet Jesus stayed;
“Who touched My clothes?” He turned and said.
His friends replied, “Lord, hands are near” —
But she came forward, gripped by fear.

She fell and told Him all the truth,
Each year of loss and pain;
Before the One who looked to see,
She need not hide again.

“Daughter, your faith has made you well.
Go in peace.”

The Lord knows your name,
He sees the hidden tear;
He turns within the pressing crowd
And draws the trembling near.
The Lord knows your name,
His mercy makes a way;
No wounded heart that comes to Him
Is ever turned away.

The hand she touched would bear the nails;
His blood would speak of peace.
The risen Lord still calls us near
And bids our fear to cease.

No shadow lost, no grief unseen,
No life beyond His care;
We come by faith, we tell the truth,
And find the living Christ is there.

The Lord knows our names,
He sees our hidden tears;
He walks within our crowded world
And draws the wounded near.

“Daughter, go in peace.”

The Lord knows our names,
His mercy makes a way;
The Lord who knows and calls us home
Will never turn away.

The Lord knows your name.

The Scripture behind the song

Jesus’ saving authority and personal compassion belong together. Faith reaches towards Him, and His word establishes the woman in peace. The song’s title expresses Christ’s knowledge of His own; in Mark’s account He addresses her as a daughter. Its movement towards the cross and resurrection places healing mercy within His whole saving work. The song invites us to draw near to Christ in faith, pray for healing and accompany those who suffer with the love of His household.