I'LL TAKE THE MOUNTAIN
Author(s): Eli Ferguson
Songbook: Love Songs Songbook
KeyWords: Pioneering,

Only pioneers climb mountains to do something new,
Above and beyond the valley's multitude.
Where the voice of His Spirit speaks so close to you
Way up on the mountain all creation's in view.

Chorus:
I'll take the mountain, [I'll take the mountain]
I'll take the mountain, [I'll take the mountain]
I'll take the mountain, [I'll take the mountain]
And leave the rest behind.

On the mountain alone it's windy and it's cold,
And on the way up it's a rough and rugged road,
But down in the valley it's usually in darkness,
While up on the mountain you can still see the sun.

[Repeat Chorus]

Pioneers must have vision to see what no one else can see,
Faith to believe things no one else believes,
Initiative to be the first to try it,
And courage, the guts to see it through.

Mountains are for climbing,
Like the mountain of this life,
But if you want to climb one,
It's apt to cost your life,
And be willing to leave the multitudes behind,
And flee to the mountain
Like a bird who longs to fly.

[Repeat Chorus]

I'll take the mountain,
I'll take the mountain,
I'll take the mountain,
And leave the rest behind.

Copyright (c) 1998 by The Family