Epic Light
When the night leaned hard against
my chest I found a hand inside the
dark Stay here, stay near,
the cold gives way A tender
fire becomes the dawn (ooh)
Flame through the ruin Burn what would bind us
Lift what can live (ahhhh)
I walked in
stillness, counting every breath
Then the
ground broke open under
me
Now
I run with
sparks beneath
my feet
Make way, make way for the living blaze
(hey) Lift up the morning,
lift up the day
Light on light and breath on breath
We were afraid, now we are singing Rise together,
rise and stay (ooh ah)
In the fields a brightness stirred Do not fear,
the air was kind Across the dark the message ran
Peace has come, look up,
look up
Good news is running over the hills Hearts awake,
the sky is near
Sing it plain and sing it gladly Joy has found us here (ah ah)
Rest now, rest easy
No harm will find this room tonight
Held in a quieter mercy
Sleep in the shelter of light (ooh)
No one called my name The room stayed shut against me I
carried all this winter alone
Even my prayers fell back like stone If love was near,
it passed me by
Still I am here,
still I am here (ahhhh)
Beat by beat we gather strength
Dust shakes loose from wounded hands
From the ground a measure rises We step forward,
we do not bend (hey)
Who will carry the day?
We will carry the day
Who will stand in the storm?
We will stand and sing
All together
now
Blessed the feet that hurry with good news Blessed the mouth that
opens peace
Over the hills the promise travels And every closed gate yields (ooh)
Strike the clay and hear it break
False weight falls in ringing shards
I will not bow to brittle hands
Let the ruin make way for truth (ha)
Glory breaking over every border
Glory louder than the grief below
Hearts and heavens open all at once
We are carried, we overflow (ah ah ah)
I know the path by the peace it leaves
I know the morning by its stillness
What was promised holds me steady And I am not afraid (ooh)
Sound the height and
sound the depth Answer me,
bright horn of morning
I will rise on every ringing note Till earth and heaven
meet in one
Praise in the stillness Praise in the thunder Line upon line we
enter the fire of song One voice,
then many, then all made one Glory,
glory, carry it higher Glory,
glory, never let go (ah ah ah)