Took off my shoes and I climbed the hill
Moving to the moon and the whippoorwill
Laid my heart in the mountains deep
Oh Lord here's my sorry soul to keep
Oh Lord here's my sorry soul to keep
Turned my face to the moonlit sky
As the first returning geese go by
The midnight sky resounding deep
And I won't forget their messages to me
No I won't forget their messages to me
Carry on
Carry on
As the mighty river runs
Though your shadow may grow long
Carry on, sweet child
Carry on
So I plant my hope in the furrowed ground
Put my trust in the rain and the sun come down
And the wind that shakes the waving wheat
The word of God to the growing things in me
Your word, oh God, to the growing things in me
Carry on
Carry on
As the mighty river runs
Though your shadow may grow long
Carry on, sweet child
Carry on
And this is why I listen for the quiet words
And the songs and the sounds of the universe
And the echoes of the words that were spoken first
A promise of an end to our human hurts
We've been walking for a while with tremendous thirst
And this is how I know that the ground is cursed
That there's evidence of love in the solar verse
And the promise in the song of a morning verse
Carry on
(And this is why I listen for the quiet words)
Carry on
(And the songs and the sounds of the universe)
As the mighty river runs
(And the echoes of the words that were spoken first)
(A promise of an end to our human hurts)
Though your shadow may grow long
(We've been walking for a while with tremendous thirst)
(And this is how I know that the ground is cursed)
Carry on, sweet child
(That there's evidence of love in the solar verse)
Carry on
(And the promise in the song of a morning verse)
Carry on, sweet child
Carry on