oh barren land we are searching higher for the one who walks alone under the circle around the moon a dry spell is here the river has turned to coal send us on a trip to find the nectar of our god oh bright horizon shine our way home read us through the sterile sand the desert s always known oh timeless spirit lifeless desert plain guide us through the lonely hearts the weather s rightly claimed oh mighty landscape shine the way to salvation lead us through the golden light with this heavy crown we ve won the desert god is cloaked in heat he s sweating out our sins a foolish trip the devil s trick to pull down with him whistling winds on the highest plane there is life in the darkest night and the driest time we have known