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, Oh God with us
Spirit revealed in us
That we may be your hope to the world
Oh emmanuel, oh God with us
With a light to break the darkness
That we may show your hope to the world
Emmanuel, Be God in us
I moved in closer just so i could see her face
maybe she was a mother
someone's only daugher
Her silver hair shimmered like the now
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 the've all gone and I have been so lonely
Oh emmanuel, Oh God with us
spirit revealed in us
That we may be your hope to the world
Oh emmanuel, Oh God with us
With a light to break the darkness
That we may show your hope to the world
emmanuel, Be God in us
God with us
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...
Oh emmanuel, Oh God with us
Spirit revealed in us
That we may be your hope to the world
Oh emmanuel,Oh God with us
With a light to break the darkness
That we may show your hope to the world
emmanuel, Be God in us
God with us