we were young,
and none of us know quite what to say,
but the feeling moved
among us in silence anyway.
slowly we had made
quite a change–
somewhere we had crossed a big line.
down upon our knees,
we had tasted holy wine,
and no one could sway us
in a life time.

purer than the sky,
behind the rain.
falling down all around us,
calling out from a boundless love.
love had lit a fire;
we were the flame.
burning into the darkness,
shining out from inside us.

not a word.
and no one had to say we were changed.
nothing else we lived through
would ever be the same,
knowing the truth
that we had gained.

purer than the sky,
behind the rain.
falling down all around us,
calling out from a boundless love.
love had lit a fire;
we were the flame.
burning into the darkness,
shining out from inside us.

stay with me.
make it ever new,
so time will not undo,
as the years go by,
how i need to see
that’s still me.

falling down all around us,
calling out from a boundless love.

yeah….

burning into the darkness,
shining out from inside us.

purer than the sky,
behind the rain.
falling down all around us,
calling out from a boundless love.
love has lit a fire;
i am the flame.
burning into the darkness,
shining out from inside us.

purer than the sky,
behind the rain.
falling down all around us,
calling out from a boundless love. (ohh….)
love has lit a fire;
i am the flame.
burning into the darkness,
shining out from inside us.

purer than the sky,
behind the rain.
falling down all around us,
calling out from a boundless love.

twinkling lights
a chill is in the air
and carols everywhere
close your eyes, it’s almost here
candles and cards
and favorite movie scenes
the smell of evergreen
as special as it’s always been
and i have a dream or two
maybe they will come true

chorus:
setting our hopes on a big snow tonight
we’ll wake up to a world of white
it’s gonna be a christmas to remember
light up the fire, play some nat king cole
always sentimental and don’t you know that
it’s gonna be a christmas to remember

i know it’s true
time doesn’t stand still
many things can change
but we know some things never will
the memories we share
the songs we always sing
the mystery of life
the hopefulness this season brings
and i have a dream or two
maybe they will come true

chorus

angel we have heard on high
sweetly singing o’er the plain
and the mountains in reply
echoing their joyous strain

gloria
in excellsis deo
gloria
in excellsis deo

come to bethlehem and see
him whose birth the angels sing
come adore on bended knee
christ, the lord, the newborn king

gloria
in excellsis deo
gloria
in excellsis deo

gloria
in excellsis deo

after the fire is over
after the ashes cool
after the smoke is blown away
i will be here for you

after the stillness finds you
after the winds of change
all that is good and true between us
this will remain the same

slowly, slowly
we turn the pages of life
growing, knowing
it comes at quite a price

after the fire is over
after the ashes cool
after the smoke is blown away
i will be here for you

after your time of wondering
along this lonely road
there will be many voices calling
mine will say welcome home

slowly, slowly
we turn the pages of life
growing, knowing
it comes at quite a price

after the fire is over
after the ash is cool
after the smoke is blown away
i will be here for you
i will be here for you

are you living in an old man’s rubble?
listening to the father of lies?
if you are then you’re headed for trouble.
listen too long, you’ll eventually die.

too late for walking in the middle,
too late to try.
and it’s too late for sitting in the balance,
no more middle line.

are you puzzled by the way that you’re behaving?
you wonder why you do the things you do?
are you troubled by your lack of resistance?
it feels like something’s got a hold on you.

are you living in an old man’s rubble?
listening to the father of lies?
if you are then you’re headed for trouble.
if you listen too long, you’ll eventually die.

when i’m losing my sense of direction,
and i’m needing some strength and protection,
walking away with you.
i go walking away with you, and when i,
when i think i can’t stand any longer,
and i’m crying for someone that’s stronger,
walking away with you.
i go walking away with you.

el shaddai, el shaddai,
el-elyon na adonai,
age to age, you’re still the same,
by the power of the name.

el shaddai, el shaddai,
erkamka na adonai,
i will praise and lift you high,
el shaddai.

i’m gonna fly.
no one knows where,
but i’m gonna fly.
i’m lighter than air.

and i’m gonna fly.
no one knows where,
but i’m gonna fly,
and soar through the air.

’cause i have felt for the first time,
i can be myself,
no more faces to hide behind,
just a smile,
and a dream that’s mine.
even if i am
the only one,
who wants to fly….

i may not be every mother’s dream for her little girl,
and my face may not grace the mind of everyone in the world.
but that’s all right, as long as i can have one wish i pray:
when people look inside my life, i want to hear them say,

she’s got her father’s eyes.
her father’s eyes.
her father’s eyes, ya know.
just like my father’s eyes…. (sing, sing, sing!)

(sing, sing, sing!)
(sing, sing, sing!)

sing your praise to the lord,
come on everybody,
stand up and sing…one more
hallelujah,
give your praise to the lord,
i can never tell you,
just how much good…that it’s
gonna do ya,
just to sing, sing, sing….

come on, sii-hii-yiing!
you know you really gotta sii-hii-yiing!
come on, sii-hii-yiing! (sing, sing, sing!)

i have decided,
i’m gonna live like i believer,
turn my back on the deceiver.
i’m gonna live what i believe.
i have decided,
being good is just a fable,
i just can’t ’cause i’m not able.
i’m gonna leave it to the lord.

sing your praise to the lord,
come on everybody,
stand up and sing…one more
hallelujah,
give your praise to the lord,
i can never tell you,
just how much good…that it’s
gonna do ya,
just to sing, sing, sing.

come on, sii-hii-yiing,
we’ve all gotta sii-hii-yiiiiiing!
come on, sing, sing, sing!