Lyrics

THE PROMISED LAND
(Lyrics and music by Winston Apple)

I’ve been to the mountaintop
And I’ve come to understand
To make the dream come true
We must live by God’s plan
We must learn to love one another
Only love can conquer hate and fear
As we learn to love one another
We get closer and closer to the Promised Land

(As the torch is passed)
To each new generation
(As the torch is passed)
It burns brighter and brighter
(As the torch is passed)
It lights the way to a better day
It lights the way to the Promised Land

A journey of a thousand miles
Begins with a single step
We’ve come a long way, Baby
But we are not there yet
We must learn to love one another
Only love can conquer hate and fear
As we learn to love one another
We get closer and closer to the Promised Land

(There will come a day)
When all of us are truly free
(There will come a day)
Free to be who we are
(There will come a day)
When freedom rings throughout the land
And our land becomes the Promised Land
When our land becomes the Promised Land
When our land becomes the Promised Land