Oh, Sis-ters o

             
f Mercy, they 

            
are not depart

               
ed or gone
           
They were wait

           
ing for me whe

           
n I thought th

           
at I just can'

         
t go on
             
And they broug

              
ht me their co

            
mfort and late

           
r they brought

            
 me their song
             
Oh, I hope you

             
 run into them

             
, you who've b

             
een trav'ling 

       
so long

                         

             
Yes you who mu

             
st leave every

             
thing.   That 

             
you cannot con

        
trol
           
It begins with

           
 your family, 

           
   but soon it

           
 comes round t

           
o your soul
             
Well I've been

              
 where you're 

            
hanging. I thi

           
nk I can see h

             
ow you're pinn

   
ed
             
When you're no

             
t feeling holy

             
, your lonelin

             
ess says that 

             
you've sinned

                         

             
They lay down 

             
beside me    I

            
 made my confe

                 
ssion to them
           
They touched b

           
oth my eyes. A

           
nd I touched t

           
he dew on thei

      
r hem
             
If your life i

             
s a leaf.  Tha

             
t the seasons 

           
tear off and c

       
ondemn
             
They will bind

             
 yoou with lov

             
e. That is gra

             
ceful and gree

            
n as a stem

                         

             
When I left th

             
ey were sleepi

             
ng   I hope yo

             
u run into the

          
m soon
           
Dont turn on t

           
he lights. You

           
 can read thei

           
r address by t

         
he moon
             
And you won't 

             
make me jealou

             
s. If I hear t

           
hat they sweet

             
ened your nigh

  
t

   

             
We weren't lov

         
ers like that
             
And besides it

             
 would still b

      
e alright
              
We weren't lov

         
ers like that
             
And besides it

             
 would still b

      
e alright