The Rising

Can't see nothing in front of me Can't see nothing coming up behind Make my way through this darkness 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 On my shoulder, half a mile of line Come on up for the rising Come on up, lay your hand in mine Come on up for the rising Come on up for the rising tonight Left the house this morning Bells were ringing and they filled the air Wearing 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 La la la, la la la la la la La la la la, la la la la la La la la la, la la la la la la La la la la, la la la la la Spirits above and behind me Faces gone black, eyes burning bright May their precious blood forever bind me Lord, as I stand before your fiery light La la la, la la la la la la La la la la, la la la la la La la la la, la la la la la la La la la la, la la la la la 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 mixed with mine Dream of life coming to me Like a catfish dancing on the end of my line Sky of blackness, sky of sorrow Sky of love and sky of tears Sky of glory and sadness Sky of mercy, sky of fear Sky of memory and sorrow Your burning wind fills my heart tonight Sky of longing and emptiness Sky of fullness, sky of blessed life Come on up for the rising Come on up, lay your hands in mine Lay your hand in mine, lay your hand in mine Come on up for the rising tonight La la la, la la la la la la La la la la, la la la la la La la la la, la la la la la la La la la la, la la la la la Sky of blackness, dream of life Dream of life Dream of life Dream of life