There Is a River

there is healing in the pain

there is healing in the river

rushing river wide

I can see you but I cannot hear you

the only sound I hear is that of singing

the song of healing

there is rest in the river

though it rages

it rages with peace

it rages release

release from the striving

freedom from the struggle

fear is banished

anxiety must go away

sorrow and mourning must be no more

with the rush of the river

all is swept away

“Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return,

and come with singing unto Zion;

and everlasting joy shall be upon their head:

they shall obtain gladness and joy;

and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.”

there is a river

for the healing of the nations

there is a river

which flows from within

there is a river

that wells up to eternal life

spring up O well, spring up within my soul

there is a river

which makes glad the city of God

there is a river

let me dance, let me dance

rejoice and sing

and spin around and around

in that holy river

in the river of God

(Scripture from Isaiah 51:11)