

Morning opens on the hills of gold
I lift my heart where the bright winds roll
Carry my name through the ancient sky
Teach me to sing and not ask why
Far in the valley the bells reply
Soft are the leaves when the swallows fly
Ah laia, ah laia,
rise with me
Little voices, bright and free
Hold this fire above the sea Until the dark gives way
Sing, sing over the water and stone
Lift every window, call every home Here in the light we are
never alone Hearts like a river returning
Sing, sing till the night opens wide Hope is a lantern we
carry inside
High over sorrow our voices will ride
On and on, still burning
I knew the weight of a winter room
Dust on the frame and a fading bloom
Then came a chord from a distant door
And all the silence was still no more
Now every scar is a silver thread
Woven in songs that the young ones spread
Gloria, carry us Gloria,
gather us near
Small hands of heaven,
sing through us Turn every trembling to clear
Sing, sing over the water and stone
Lift every window, call every home
Here in the light we are never alone
Hearts like a river returning
Sing, sing till the night opens wide
Hope is a lantern we carry inside
High over sorrow our voices will ride
On and on, still burning
Sing, sing though the old world may bend
Love is the road that remembers the end
Voice after voice we will rise and ascend
On and on, unbroken
Ah laia, ah
laia
Sing over stone, sing over sea
Ah laia, ah laia
Carry the dawn in me
Gloria, gloria
Home in the sky,
home in the air
Gloria,
gloria
Love
is still there