She lit a candle in a downtown cathedral

Quietly confessing, counting on a blessing

She looked as if she had nowhere to go

I could see her weeping

Hands together hoping you would hear...



This is the time of year

We hold our families near

But god let us be a friend to the hurting



Oh emmanuel, god with us

Spirit revealed in us

That we may be your hope to the world

Oh emmanuel, god with us

With a light to break the darkness

That we may show your hope to the world

Emmanuel, god with us

Be god in us



I moved in closer just so i could see her face

Maybe she was a mother

Someone's only daughter

Her silver hair shimmered like the snow

Christmas bells were ringing

Now beside her kneeling i asked her name



(and she said)

This was the time of year

I had my family near

But they've all gone and i have been so lonely

(chorus)



So with my family that christmas day

A girl of sixty years would laugh and play

And as we watched her dance our eyes were full of tears...


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