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 mile of 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 in the morning Bells are ringing, I felt the air Swearing to cross all 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 I see you Mary in the garden In the garden of a thousand sides 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 A dream of life comes to me Like a catfish dancing on the end of my lines Sky of memory and shadow Your burning wind fills my arms tonight Sky of longing and emptiness Sky of holiness, 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 La-la-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Oh La-la-la-la-la-la-la Oh