[Verse] Before the flood, in ancient days, A man named Enoch walked Along the quiet, narrow ways Where God and mortal talked. No death was told of him at all, The record makes it plain; Lest sin should touch him and he fall, God took him free from pain. [Chorus] Translate us, Lord, translate us home, Beyond the reach of night; By faith we walk where shadows roam, Then walk with Thee in light. [Verse] Elijah crossed the parted stream, His mantle rolled in hand; A chariot came in fiery gleam, Sent down at God's command. The whirlwind bore him out of sight; Elisha took his place; Then fifty sought by day and night, But found no grave, no trace. [Chorus] Translate us, Lord, translate us home, Beyond the reach of night; By faith we walk where shadows roam, Then walk with Thee in light. [Bridge] We are not left to walk alone Through valleys thick with fear; The Lord who claims us for His own Draws every wanderer near. Though wickedness would steal our sight And cloud the simple mind, He hastens us from sin's dark night To leave the world behind. [Chorus] Translate us, Lord, translate us home, Beyond the reach of night; By faith we walk where shadows roam, Then walk with Thee in light. [Verse] One day the trumpet call will sound, The sleeping dead will rise, And we who still remain, earthbound, Shall meet Him in the skies. Caught up together in the cloud, Before our coming King; Forever with the Lord, aloud, Our ransomed hearts shall sing. [Chorus] Translate us, Lord, translate us home, Beyond the reach of night; By faith we walk where shadows roam, Then walk with Thee in light.