Can't see nothing in front of me
Can't see nothing coming up behind
I make my way through this darkness
I can't feel nothin' 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 60 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 ringing filled the air
Wearing the cross of my calling
On wheels of fire I come rollin' 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
Yeah, li-li-li-li-la-li-li-li-li-li
La-la-li-li-li-la-la-li-li
There's spirits above and behind me
Faces gone, black eyes burnin' bright
May their precious blood bind me
Lord, as I stand before your fiery light
Li-li-li-li-li-li-li-li-li
La-la-li-li-li-li-li-li-li-li
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 my 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 burnin' winds fill my arms 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
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight
Yeah, ii-li-li-li-li-li-li-li-li
La-la-li-li-li-li-li-li-la-li-li
La-la-li-li-li-li-li-li-la-li-li
La-la-li-li-li-li-li-li-la-li-li
A dream of life
A dream of life
A dream of life