By the way the land is layin'
I think I 'd be safe in sayin'
That o ver the next hill we'll be h ome
It's a s traight and narrow highway
No d etours and no byways
And o ver t he next h ill w e'll be h ome
From the p rophets I've been hearin'
I would s ay the end is nearin'
For I see familiar landmarks all a long
By the d reams that I've been dreamin'
There will c ome a great redeemin'
And o ver t he next h ill w e'll be h ome
By the t urn the tide is takin'
I would s ay there's no mistakin'
That o ver the next hill we'll be h ome
There's a p lace that we are nearin'
That s o many have been fearin'
And o ver t he next h ill w e'll be h ome
When we g et there we're all hopin'
That we'll f ind the gate is open
And there'll be a refuge from the comin' s torm
For the w ays been long and weary
But at l ast the end is nearin'
And o ver t he next h ill w e'll be h ome