Rich Mullins Elijah Lyrics

Elijah Lyrics

The Jordan is waiting for me to cross through
My heart is aging I can
tell
So Lord, I'm begging for one last favor from You
Here's my heart
take it where You will

This life has shown me how we're mended and how
we're torn
How it's okay to be lonely as long as you're free
Sometimes my
ground was stoney
And sometimes covered up with thorns
And only You could
make it what it had to be
And now that it's done
Well if they dressed me
like a pauper
Or if they dined me like a prince
If they lay me with my
fathers
Or if my ashes scatter on the wind
I don't care

But when I
leave I want to go out like Elijah
With a whirlwind to fuel my chariot of
fire
And when I look back on the stars
It'll be like a candlelight in
Central Park
And it won't break my heart to say goodbye

There's
people been friendly, but they'd never be your friends
Sometimes this has
bent me to the ground
Now that this is all ending
I want to hear some
music once again
'Cause it's the finest thing that I have ever
found

But the Jordan is waiting
Though I ain't never seen the other
side
Still they say you can't take in the things you have here
So on the
road to salvation
I stick out my thumb and He gives me a ride
And His
music is already falling on my ears

There's people been talking
They
say they're worried about my soul
Well, I'm here to tell you I'll keep
rocking
'Til I'm sure it's my time to roll
And when I do

When I
leave I want to go out like Elijah
With a whirlwind to fuel my chariot of
fire
And when I look back on the stars
It'll be like a candlelight in
Central Park
And it won't break my heart to say goodbye

'Cause when I
leave I want to go out like Elijah
With a whirlwind to fuel my chariot of
fire
And when I look back on the stars
It'll be like a candlelight in
Central Park
And it won't break my heart to say goodbye