All the diamonds in this world That mean anything to me Are conjured up by wind and sunlight Sparkling on the sea I ran aground in a harbor town Lost the taste of being free Thank God, He sent some gull-chased ship To carry me to sea Two thousand years And half a world away Dying trees still Grow greener when you pray Silver scales flash bright and fade In reeds along the shore Like a pearl in a sea of liquid jade His ship comes shining Like a crystal swan in a sky of suns His ship comes shining