The Rising

Can't see nothing in front of me
Can't see nothing coming up behind
Make my way through this darkness
I can't feel nothing but this chain that binds me
Lost track of how far I've gone
How far I've gone, how high I've climbed
On my back's a sixty pound stone
Over my shoulder a half mile of line

Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight

Left the house this morning
Bells are ringing through the air
I wear the cross of my calling
On wheels of fire I come rolling down here

Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight

There are spirits above and behind me
Faces gold, black eyes burning bright
Men of precious blood bind me
Lord, as I stand before your fiery light

I see Mary in the garden
In the garden of a thousand sighs
There's holy pictures of our children
Dancing in a sky filled with light
May I feel your arms around me
May I feel your blood mix with mine (A little hope)
Dream of life comes to me
Like a catfish dancing on the end of my line (A little hope)

Sky of blackness and sorrow (A dream of life)
Sky of love, sky of tears (A dream of life) (A little hope)
Sky of glory and sadness (A dream of life)
Sky of mercy, sky of fear (A dream of life) (A little hope)
Sky of memory and shadow (A dream of life)
Your burden wind fills my arms tonight (A little hope)
Sky of longing and emptiness (A dream of life)
Sky of fullness, sky of blessed life

Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight