[Verse 1] When the last breath leaves my chest And my name turns soft and small I will reach for hands of heaven When You answer after all No more burden on my shoulders No more tears to carry home I will walk that silver river With my fear laid down like stone [Pre-Chorus] And the ones who wait behind me Hold my love inside your day I will send a peace like morning When the night begins to fade [Chorus] Take my hands, take my hands Lead me home, lead me home To the golden gates To the golden gates Take my hands, take my hands We are not alone Rest at ease, rest at ease For the ones back home [Verse 2] I can see the ones I loved here By the porch and by the bed Every prayer they ever whispered Will be blooming overhead And if sorrow comes at midnight Let it pass like winter rain I will meet you in the gladness Where no heart is left in pain [Pre-Chorus] And the ones who wait behind me Hold my love inside your day I will send a peace like morning When the night begins to fade [Chorus] Take my hands, take my hands Lead me home, lead me home To the golden gates To the golden gates Take my hands, take my hands We are not alone Rest at ease, rest at ease For the ones back home [Bridge] When the angel light surrounds me And my body turns to dust I will not be lost forever I am safe inside Your trust Tell my mother, tell my father Love was stronger than the grave Tell my children, keep on singing Heaven held the road I made [Final Chorus] Take my hands, take my hands Lead me home, lead me home To the golden gates To the golden gates Take my hands, take my hands We are not alone Rest at ease, rest at ease For the ones back home Rest at ease, rest at ease Love has brought me home
