You Raise Me Up

When I am down and,

oh, my soul, so weary;

When troubles come

and my heart burdened be;

Then I am still and wait

here in the silence,

Until you come and sit awhile with me.

 

You raise me up,

so I can stand on mountains;

You raise me up to walk on stormy seas;

I am strong when I am on your shoulders;

You raise me up to more than I can be…2

 

There is no life –

no life without its hunger;

Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;

But when you come

and I am filled with wonder,

Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.

 

You raise me up,

so I can stand on mountains;

You raise me up to walk on stormy seas;

I am strong when I am on your shoulders;

You raise me up to more than I can be…2