Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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We inspire young performers to uplift, entertain and transform our world through music. Rise Up Children’s Choir sings Sam Ryder’s epic hymn “Mountain,” performed on Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

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PRODUCTION CREDITS
Words and Music by Sam Ryder
Produced by Rise Up Productions, LLC
Directed by Amy Oakeson
Musical Direction by Keith Goodrich
Production Assistant Alina Lindstrom
Arrangement, Audio Recording and Engineering by Scott Shattuck
Director of Photography and Editing Josh Sales joshsalesfilms.com
Filmed on location at Storm Mountain in Utah, USA.

LYRICS

I'm a fighter, it's like I was born to be one
Rough seas might pull me under, and
Dark clouds might dim my days
But there's always bright tomorrows when
I close my eyes and say

"Remember how you've made it through the fire?
Remember how you've come so far?
An unstoppable force of nature
Yeah, that's what you are"

I know all that I have lost
Has given me the purpose of
Conquering my pain through love
I sing this hymn to rise above

I am a mountain, and down in the valley below
Is all that I've overcome, all that I've overcome, whoa
I am a mountain, and down in the valley below
Is all that I've overcome, all that I've oh-oh-overcome, oh
Oh-oh-overcome, oh
I'm a fighter, it's like I was born to be one

Whatever life may throw, I'll pass the test
Whatever fate might dream upon me next
I'll stand with my head to the sky
Unshaken by thunder and winds and the tide

I know all that I have lost
Has given me the purpose of
Conquering my pain through love
I sing this hymn to rise above

I am a mountain (ah, yeah), and down in the valley below
Is all that I've overcome, all that I've overcome, whoa
I am a mountain (I am a mountain), and down in the valley below
Is all that I've overcome, all that I've oh-oh-overcome, oh
Oh-oh-overcome
Whoa

I am a mountain, and down in the valley below
Is all that I've overcome, all that I've overcome, whoa
I am a mountain, and down in the valley below
Is all that I've overcome, all that I've overcome, oh
Oh-oh-overcome, oh, oh
Oh-oh-overcome, oh, oh
Oh-oh-overcome
I'm a fighter, it's like I was born to be one

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