From This Valley

Album: The Civil Wars (2013)
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  • Oh the desert dreams of a river
    That will run down to the sea
    Like my heart longs for an ocean
    To wash down over me

    Oh won't you take me from this valley
    To that mountain high above
    Oh I will pray, pray, pray till I see your smiling face
    I will pray, pray, pray to the one that I love

    Oh the outcast dreams of acceptance
    Just to find pure love's embrace
    Like an orphan longs for its mother
    May you hold me in your grace

    Oh won't you take me from this valley
    To that mountain high above
    Oh I will pray, pray, pray till I see your smiling face
    I will pray, pray, pray to the one that I love

    Ooh, whoa oh, whoa oh oh
    Ooh, whoa oh, whoa oh oh

    Oh the caged bird dreams of a strong wind
    That will flow beneath her wings
    Like a voice longs for a melody
    Oh Jesus, carry me

    Oh won't you take me from this valley
    To that mountain high above
    Oh I will pray, pray, pray till I see your smiling face
    I will pray, pray, pray to the one that I love

    Oh I will pray, pray, pray till I see your smiling face
    I will pray, pray, pray to the one that I love Writer/s: John Paul White, Joy Elizabeth Williams, Phil Madeira
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, MUSIC SERVICES, INC., Spirit Music Group
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