now rise and greet the morning
awake again from sleep
who sold our souls for anodyne
forgetting how to weep
wake upon awakening
accept that we have ransomed nothing
by our own betrayal

oh he may laugh
the devil in us laughs
each time we shake him
knowing we'll return
but we laugh too
the christ in us laughs too
knowing that each time we wake
we vanish from his view

so rise and greet the dawn
in faith again set stock
who sold his soul
can buy it back
the shepherd loves his flock