Up in Manitoba   The sky was very blue   The people were a few   And nights were getting colder      And when I heard the sound   Saw the sky turn red   I got up from my bed   And I wandered far from town      I have seen the face of God   And I was not afraid   I have seen the face of God   And I have dearly paid      Darkness came I couldn't see   I had no light to follow   I slept inside the hollow   Of a dead and fallen tree      I'll tell you how three days I tried   To wake my up, ah, but no   My flesh had turned to snow   And I thought I had died      For I have seen the face of God   And I was not afraid   I have seen the face of God   And I have dearly paid      And though I had it rough   They got me home in time   And they gave me homemade wine   But it was not enough      The cold had made me dumb   And I was sent away   These walls are here today   For fifty years and some      Yes, I have seen the face of God   And I was not afraid   I have seen the face of God   And I have dearly paid      I have seen the face of God   And I was not afraid   I have seen the face of God   And I have dearly paid