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