Story Behind The Song
This comes from a favorite childhood memory.
Song Description
Describes a Christmas Eve candlelight service: the meaning, the beauty, the tradition. It's about family, togetherness, oneness.
| Song Length |
4:14 |
Genre |
Folk - Religious, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Peaceful, Exultant |
Subject |
Light, Spirituality |
| Similar Artists |
America, Amy Grant |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
How many candles will be lit this night?
How many hearts will be warmed?
The air is crisp and the stars are bright;
The cast of the light; the children's delight,
The town is completely transformed.
As the Bethlehem star shining long ago,
Marked a journey's end,
We search for a light that will help us know
That peace will grow and no one's a foe
For each soul we meet is a friend.
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We are one light, shining together, one light, held high and bright,
One light, whenever we gather, one people, one union, one light.
How many luminaries measure the way,
That leads to the welcoming door?
How many souls will collect from the tray,
Where small candles lay on this special day,
Without knowing what lies in store?
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BRIDGE
It starts with a single flame, at the first notes of Silent Night.
One by one each candle is lit, igniting a heavenly light.
People united singing soft and low,
With candles held high in the air;
Voices of nations join and grow,
A midnight glow when time seems to slow.
A moment of peace like a prayer.
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