When you feel the scorching heat
And it's suffering all around
There's one place you can find a cooling
Breeze and steady ground
Shady grove, oh my Lord
Shady grove, I know
Shady grove, my sweet Lord
To you I'm coming home
I would fly across the open sky
Traverse tumultuous seas
Climb atop the highest peak
If to you it would only lead
Shady grove, oh my Lord
Shady grove, I know
Shady grove, my sweet Lord
To you I'm coming home
I could wander all around this world
Yet still fail to see
Within this very heart waiting
The Holy One for me
Shady grove, oh my Lord
Shady grove, I know
Shady grove, my sweet Lord
To you I'm coming home
When I return to the one to whom I belong
I'll fall down at his feet
Wash them with the tears I cry
In wondrous relief
Shady grove, oh my Lord
Shady grove, I know
Shady grove, my sweet Lord
To you I'm coming home
If you want to find your way there
One thing that I can say
Pour your heart into a prayer
Keep on your lips his name
Pour your heart into a prayer
Keep on your lips his name
Pour your heart into a prayer
Keep on your lips his name
Shady grove, oh my Lord
Shady grove, I know
Shady grove, my sweet Lord
To you I'm coming home
Shady grove, oh my Lord
Shady grove, I know
Shady grove, my sweet Lord
To you I'm coming home