Changing Ground - Gillian Welch

I have stood on the changing ground

I have walked like a man in chains

I tried hard to do my best

But I could not make my way

Oh, trouble was on my tail

And he dogged me like a hound

'Til I moved one step onto glory

And off of that changing ground

There was a rumbling out of my feet

There was a howling in the air

And when the tempest broke

I made a mighty prayer

But no one was at my side

And no hiding place I found

'Til I moved one step onto glory

And off of that changing ground

And when I took his hand, I was real arranged

I cried out, «My God, I’m changed!»

Tell me Lord, what can I do?

He said, «Tell your sister and your brother, too»

And I testified His truth:

I have stood on the changing ground

I have walked like a man in chains

I tried hard to do my best

But I could not make my way

Oh, trouble was on my tail

And he dogged me like a hound

'Til I moved one step onto glory

And off of that changing ground

Changing ground