There's a river of my people
And its flow is swift and strong
Flowing to some mighty ocean
Though its course is deep and long
Flowing to some mighty ocean
Though its course is deep and long

Many rocks and reefs and mountains
Seek to bar it from its way
But relentlessly this river
Seeks its brothers in the sea
But relentlessly this river
Seeks its brothers in the sea

You will find us in the mainstream
Steering surely through the foam
Far beyond the raging waters
We can see our certain home
Far beyond the raging waters
We can see our certain home

For we have mapped this river
And we know its mighty force
And the courage that this gives us
Will hold us to our course
And the courage that this gives us
Will hold us to our course
Oh, river of my people
Together we must go
Hasten onward to that meeting
Where my brothers wait I know
Hasten onward to that meeting
Where my sisters wait I know