The Daughter of My People ft. the Coal Biters Lyrics

The Daughter of my people

Was taken from her home

And her mother in her grief and age

Was wintering alone

I lift my eyes to the hills

Where my help comes from

And no help comes

And the letter in the post

Was marked a month ago

And it said that Mother's heart had failed her

Waiting for her children to come home

O Mama you will see I said

O Mama

We'll be home before you know

Home before you know

I made promises I could not keep maybe I was foolish

Maybe I was just weak

Still no one in this place

Will look me in the eyes it seems

And no one in this place

Can tell me why no one's seen

Even a trace

They just look scared and look away

Still the Lord is in his temple

He's watching over all the world

And his will it needs no questioning

From wandering boys and stolen girls

So we pray to understand

As the story unfurls

As best we can

Just to understand

And then the voice of the Lord comes

Like a whisper in the dark

And he speaks his words

Of strength and comfort to my weary heart

And he leads me to a lonely mountain

High above the valley

And he fills me with a voice that thunders

Spirit speaking through me

And I'm changed by the words

I hear my mouth begin to utter

And I prophesy of judgment coming

Prophesy of horror

To the people of this town

Who took no pity on my sister