Fare Thee Well Joshua

Written by Jason Deere

LYRIC:

The blacksmith’s shop on Parley Street

Those boys ain’t got a wink of sleep this week

Hundreds of wagons, people shiverin’

Sitting on go clear down to the river

Listen prophet, Israel calls

Just like Joshua you face those walls

Steam rolls high off the oxen’s back

Brigham waves them on as he straightens his hat

Well there’s children out there following mothers

Sisters walking next to brothers

Fathers keeping those wagons goin’

Everybody’s got faith they know

You’ll take my people home

Take my people home

Fare thee well, Oh Joshua

They’re no strangers to sore trials

The last three years have been a burning fire

They buried their Joseph next to Hyrum

In a secret grave while the Saints stood cryin’

You finished that temple high above town

And heaven’s light fell like rain coming down

Believing somewhere they’ll find Zion

Eyes fixed firmly on The Lion

Well there’s children out there following mothers

Sisters walking next to brothers

Fathers keeping those wagons goin’

Everybody’s got faith they know

You’ll take my people home

Take my people home

Fare thee well, Oh Joshua

Well there’s children out there following mothers

Sisters walking next to brothers

Fathers keeping those wagons goin’

Everybody’s got faith they know

Well there’s children out there following mothers

Sisters walking next to brothers

Fathers keeping those wagons goin’

Everybody’s got faith they know

You’ll take my people home

Take my people home

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