there s more that rises in the morning than the sun and more that shines in the night than just the moon there s more than just this fire here that keeps me warm in a shelter that is larger than this room and there s a loyalty that s deeper than mere sentiments and a music higher than the songs that i can sing stuff of earth competes for the allegiance i owe only to the giver of all good things so if i stand let me stand on the promise that you will pull me through and if i can t let me fall on the grace that first brought me to you so if i sing let me sing for the joy that has born in me these songs and if i weep let it be as a man who is longing for his home and there s more that dances on the prairies than the wind and more that pulses in the ocean than the tide there s a love that s fiercer than the love between friends more gentle than a mother s when her baby s at her side and there s a loyalty that s deeper than mere sentiments and a music higher than the songs that i can sing the stuff of earth competes for the allegiance i owe only to the giver of all good things so if i stand let me stand on the promise that you will pull me through and if i can t let me fall on the grace that first brought me to you and if i sing let me sing for the joy that has born in me these songs and if i weep let it be as a man who is longing for his home so if i stand let me stand on the promise you will pull me through and if i can t let me fall on the grace that first brought me to you and if i sing let me sing for the joy that has born in me these songs and if i weep let it be as a man who is longing for his home and if i weep let it be as a man who is longing for home