The water is deep and the river wide
My face to the wind against the tide

This boat is small and the night is black
The storm is raging but I won't turn

Back to the shallows where I ran aground

In the muck, in the mire of the shame and doubt

And all the lies that they ever told

I'll be damned if the devil's gonna sink my soul

I'm getting close, closer

I can almost touch the north star

I'm getting close, closer

This little boat's the hand of God

The water is deep and the river wide

There's a porch light burning on the other side

I can hear my name sung sweet and low

The voice of my mother calling me home
Beyond the limits of my mortal mind
Where grace abounds and love is blind

These old bones are gonna disappear

With the hate, the worry and all my fear

I'm getting close, closer

I can almost touch the north star

I'm getting close, closer

This little boat's the hand of God

I'm getting close, closer

I can almost touch the north star

I'm getting close, closer

This little boat's the hand of God

This little boat's the hand of God