I can see the slender arms of trees Stir color in their leaves through my window I can hear early morning childish birds Beckon without words through my window But for me to touch with my own hand Takes a speck of time or sand But my window, but my window To stand up to a furnace, to hurl a tiny stone To step out on the water not to drown No pioneer has planted foot upon new ground sitting down Faint cry from across the tracks Around the corner through my window I can hear the yearning of the hungry That I can't feed through my window, through my window To stand up to a furnace, to hurl a tiny stone To step out on the water not to drown No pioneer has planted foot upon new ground sitting down To stand up to a furnace, to hurl a tiny stone To step out on the water not to drown No pioneer has planted foot upon new ground sitting down I can sit, I can gaze Through my window and still sing praise But You want me on my feet Perseverance can complete what my faith tells me I know I can't reach it through my window To stand up to a furnace, to hurl a tiny stone To step out on the water not to drown No pioneer has planted foot upon new ground sitting down To stand up to a furnace, to hurl a tiny stone To step out on the water not to drown No pioneer has planted foot upon new ground sitting down