Can't see nothin' in front of me. Can't see nothin' coming up behind. I 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. Com 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. Wearin' 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. Lili lililili lilili. Spirits above and behind me. Faces gone black eyes burnin' bright. May their precious blood forever bind me. Lord as I stand before your fiery light. Lili lililili lilili. I see you Mary in the garden. In the garden of a thousand sighs. There's holy pictures of our children. Dancin' 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 dancin' 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 burnin' 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. Lili lililili lilili.