By the way the land is layin' Think I'd be safe in sayin' That over the next hill, we'll be home It's a straight and narrow highway No detour and no byways And over the next hill, we'll be home From the prophets I've been hearin' I would say the end is nearin' For I see familiar landmarks all along By the dreams that I've been dreamin' There'll come a great redeemin' And over the next hill, we'll be home By the turn the tide is takin' I would say there's no mistakin' That over the next hill, we'll be home There's a place that we are nearin' That so many have been fearin' And over the next hill, we'll be home When we get there, we're all hopin' That we'll find the gate is open And there'll be a refuge from the comin' storm For the way's been long and weary But at last the end is nearin' And over the next hill, we'll be home Over the next hill, we'll be home Over the next hill, we'll be home