When I close my eyes, so I would not see
My Lord did trouble me
When I let things stand that should not be
My Lord did trouble me

Did trouble me
With a word or a sign
With a ring of a bell in the back of my mind
Did trouble me
Did stir my soul
For to make me human, to make me whole

When I slept too long and I slept too deep
Put a worrisome vision into my sleep
When I held myself away and apart
And the tears of my brother didn't move my heart

Did trouble me
With a word and a sign
With a ringing of a bell in the back of my mind
Did trouble me
Did stir my soul
For to make me human, to make me whole

And of this I'm sure, of this I know
My Lord will trouble me
Whatever I do, wherever I go
My Lord will trouble me

In the whisper of the wind, in the rhythm of a song
My Lord will trouble me
To keep me on the path where I belong
My Lord will trouble me

Will trouble me
With a word or a sign
With the ringing of a bell in the back of my mind
Will trouble me
Will stir my soul
For to make me human, to make me whole
To make me human, to make me whole