Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Verses
From the first time you told me about
Everything you had seen
We were just boys, but there was no doubt
That in my heart I believed
That brother I'd follow you.
Into a hailstorm of an angry town
With words like jagged knives
Every stone was meant to bring you down
Something you'd know all your life
And brother I'll follow you.
Chorus
Rain or shine
Fire and ice
With faith like iron
You walk right on through
And brother I'll follow you.
Into Ohio, a new northern town
Not knowing just what lies in store
Hearts were changing the Saints we grew
As our hands built the House Of Our Lord
And brother I'll follow you.
Into a cold night our children cried
Driven further west
And out of a swamp our hands built up Navuoo
And we prayed in the Lord we'd find rest
And brother we followed you.
Chorus
Into a building of sand, stone and steel
With faith like a rock you walked in
And at the end yours eyes looked into mine
With the love of a life-long friend
And yes, brother, I'll follow you
Chorus
The Rising
I told my mother what troubled my heart
I saw the worry as she took me in her arms
I told the preacher, and he looked at me
And I saw the rising that never let me be
Oh the rising
(The boy, the faith, the prayers, the hate)
From weak things the great things
Are rising, rising
(The love, the fear, the fire, the tears)
The persecution, the spirit, the peace
The spirit of God like a fire it spread
Calling the nations put a price upon our heads
Running through darkness and running to light
Praying on our knees for one more day every night
Amid the rising
(The boy, the faith, the prayers, the hate)
From weak things the great things
Are rising, rising
(The love, the fear, the fire, the tears)
The persecution, the spirit, the peace
I don't know all the answers but I do my best
To live up to the rising that won't let me rest
Oh the rising...