Rise Above the Horizon

(ooh-ah) Across the valleys where the red soil lies

The dawn is waking under open skies

We carried trials through the longest night

Now turn our faces to the breaking light (mhmm)

Can you hear the drums begin to call?

A nation standing tall

From Table Mountain to the rolling plains

We break the heavy chains

Rise, South Africa, rise up high

Lift your voices to the morning sky

One heart, one people,

let freedom ring

Listen to the joyful song we sing

Rise, South Africa, take your stand

Bless the soil of our beloved land! (yeah!)

In every township

and on every hill

The dream of harmony is living still

Hand in hand we walk through storm and sun

The many rivers flowing into one (ooh-ooh)

No longer divided,

no longer in pain

Together we flourish

like fields in the rain

Feel the spirit moving strong

This is where we all belong!

Rise, South Africa, rise up high

Lift your voices to the morning sky

One heart,

one people, let freedom ring

Listen to the joyful song we sing

Rise, South Africa, take your stand

Bless the soil of our beloved land!

(rise! rise!)

Rise,

South Africa, rise...

(rise up

high)