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

On my shoulder a half mile 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 were ringing and filled the air

I was 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






There's spirits above and behind me

Faces gone black, eyes burning bright

May their precious blood bind me

Lord, as I stand before your fiery light






I see you 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 dream of life comes to me

Like a catfish dancing on the end of the line






Sky of blackness and sorrow (a dream of life)

Sky of love, sky of tears (a dream of life)

Sky of glory and sadness (a dream of life)

Sky of mercy, sky of fear (a dream of life)

Sky of memory and shadow (a dream of life)

Your burning wind fills my arms tonight

Sky of longing and emptiness (a dream of life)

Sky of fullness, sky of blessed life (a dream of 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