River of My People

There's a river of my people
 And its flow is swift and strong,
 Flowing to some mighty ocean,
 Though its course is deep and long.
 Flowing to some mighty ocean,
 Though its course is deep and long.
 Many rocks and reefs and mountains
 Seek to bar it from its way.
 But relentlessly this river
 Seeks its brothers in the sea.
 But relentlessly this river
 Seeks its brothers in the sea.
 You will find us in the mainstream,
 Steering surely through the foam,
 Far beyond the raging waters
 We can see our certain home.
 Far beyond the raging waters
 We can see our certain home.
 For we have mapped this river
 And we know its mighty force
 And the courage that this gives us
 Will hold us to our course.
 And the courage that this gives us
 Will hold us to our course.
 Oh, river of my people,
 Together we must go,
 Hasten onward to that meeting
 Where my brothers wait I know.
 Hasten onward to that meeting
 Where my sisters wait I know.