A Thousand Years

When the word came to me In mygriefanddeepestneed I said what I saw wasplainlytrue And if inangeror in haste Thoseyouthfulwords were wasted I'd be gladbecauseI fear they all are true And I'd heedthosewords if I were you Athousandyears Athousandyears I lost mysisterand my mind Both weregivenback in time O the Lord You know hegivesandtakesaway And hebroughtme on this path Hebrokeme for this task Andrestoredmy soul to see At the end of my days Athousandyears Athousandyears Mystorywill be told And my tale it will bebornebeyondtheselands And myvoiceit will resound Throughthesehills andmountaintowns For a thousand Andbeyondathousandyears There's gold on this hill And I put it here myself It's easy to find O it'splainas day So if you come here to seek Take all that you need O there's more to be found Than youcouldever haul away Athousandyears Athousandyears Mystorywill be told And my tale it will be borne Beyondtheselands And myvoiceit will resound Throughthesehills andmountaintowns For athousandand beyond Athousandyears