When I lay my burden down
I'll hear no mourners outside my window
Put my body in the ground
Because my spirit will be free at last
And I'll be flying in the darkness
I'll ride the wind without a sound___
When I lay my burden down
When I see that great green valley
The haunting shadows will fade behind me
A golden highway stretched out before me
And I will walk into the sunrise
With the lion and the lamb
And the beasts of the field___
When your secret is revealed
When I lay my burden down
Could be tomorrow, god has not told me
And now I will love
With all the heart, soul and strength within me
As a mother and a lover
And a sister and a daughter
And then one day, over Jordan
I'll see angels, hear trumpets sound___
When I lay my burden down___
When I lay my burden down