I saw a people marching

I SAW A PEOPLE MARCHING,
TOWARD A DISTANT LIGHT,
THEY HAD ONE THOUGHT, ONE PURPOSE,
ONE SINGLE GOAL IN SIGHT,

I SAW A PEOPLE MARCHING,
IN PERFECT SYMMETRY,
ONE HEART, ONE MIND, ONE VISION,
THEY WALKED AS IF SET FREE,

NO CHAINS OR SHACKLES BOUND THEM,
NO WORLDLY GOODS HAD THEY,
ONE SONG, ONE LORD, ONE SPIRIT,
THEIR HOPE AND FAITH THEIR STAY!

I SAW A PEOPLE MARCHING,
BRAVE SOLDIERS SIDE BY SIDE,
THEY WORE CELESTIAL ARMOUR,
A HOPE THAT CANNOT DIE,

NO FOE CAN STAND AGAINST THEM,
NO MOUNTAIN BAR THEIR WAY,
CROOKED PATHS ARE STRAIGHTENED,
THEIR COURAGE BRIGHT AS DAY.

I SAW A PEOPLE MARCHING,
THEIR GOD MARCHED BY THEIR SIDE,
JESUS SLAIN, YET RISEN,
WITH THEM THEIR LORD ABIDES!

THEY WALKED AS ONE, PERFECTED,
TOWARD A CAPTIVE DAWN,
THEY HAVE ONE KING, ONE SAVIOUR,
HIS SWORD AND BANNER DRAWN!

I SAW A PEOPLE MARCHING,
ONE VOICE, ONE ANTHEM RAISED,
THE LOVE OF GOD THEIR MANTLE,
THEIR CLOTHING WAS THEIR PRAISE,

I SAW A PEOPLE MARCHING,
THANKSGIVING IN THEIR HEARTS,
IN CHRIST, ONE HOLY NATION,
THEY'RE CALLED AND SET APART,

I SAW A PEOPLE MARCHING,
THROUGH MANY DISTANT LANDS
THEY'RE LED, AND THEY ARE GUIDED
BY FATHER'S MIGHTY HAND!
R.Owen