Oh, my darlin'
I have searched the desert and the sky
Just to find you
And take the mourning from my eyesWhen I lost you
I suffered and you were sanctified
We are all born to live
We are all bound to dieSwing down sweet chariot
The flesh will fall and the bones will rot
But from my sorrow you'll carry me not
My heart is bound, my soul is chained to the rockRock of ages cleft for me
I swung down my hammer out in Joshua Tree
It rang on the mountain and rolled to the sea
And it will ring from the rockOh, my children
Sorrow shall come to each of us
All our trials
Will soon lay buried in the dustLong forgotten
But quick as silver turns to rust
Love is found
When the heart is lostSwing down sweet chariot
The flesh will fall and the bones will rot
But from my sorrow you'll carry me not
My heart is bound, my soul is chained to the rockRock of ages cleft for me
I swung down my hammer out in Joshua Tree
It rang on the mountain and rolled to the sea
And it will ring from the rockSwing down sweet chariot
The flesh will fall and the bones will rot
But from my sorrow you'll carry me not
My heart is bound, my soul is chained to the rockRock of ages cleft for me
I swung down my hammer out in Joshua Tree
It rang on the mountain and rolled to the sea
And it will ring from the rockSwing down sweet chariot
The flesh will fall and the bones will rot
But from my sorrow you'll carry me not