There's a storm out on the mountain and it's rolling down the plain I have watched the rivers rising, I have felt the coming rain They say the world is ending, let it crumble, let it fall 'Cause the ones who stand together gonna outlast it all (stand together) So take my hand, my sister, take my hand, my brother, don't let go When the river rises up to us, that's the only thing to know (hold on) When the water comes to take us, we will rise (we will rise) Wash the weight up off our shoulders, see the light (see the light) Lay it down upon the river, raise your hands up to the sky When the water comes to take us, we will rise (we will rise) Let the fire take the valley, let it burn the old away We will rise up from the ashes, we will build a brighter day I have buried friends and brothers, I have carried all my dead But I hear them in the chorus, singing on the road ahead (on ahead) So take my hand, my sister, take my hand, my brother, don't let go We are marching to the morning, and it's all we need to know (hold on) When the water comes to take us, we will rise (we will rise) Wash the weight up off our shoulders, see the light (see the light) Lay it down upon the river, raise your hands up to the sky When the water comes to take us, we will rise (we will rise) Oh, we rise (we rise) Oh, we rise (we rise) Through the flood and through the fire, we will rise (we will rise) Lift your voices to the heavens, let 'em hear us far and wide We are not afraid to fall if we are falling side by side Oh, we rise (we rise) When the water comes to take us, we will rise (we will rise) Wash the weight up off our shoulders, see the light (see the light) Lay it down upon the river, raise your hands up to the sky When the water comes to take us, we will rise (we will rise) When the morning breaks the mountain, we'll be standing in the sun Every soul we ever buried, every battle that we won We will rise (we will rise) We will rise (we will rise)
