Songs from chorus

[aprilstarchild]

The Longest Night

It was the longest night,
people gathered from near and far,
in small groups and in large.
To share their fears and grief,
and the shadows in their hearts.
A year like no other, this was,
testing us beyond what we'd ever imagined.

Day after day, week after week
we found ourselves growing
and becoming sturdy
because there was no other choice.

Then the Solstice fires were lit
and the candles passed
and the light of the new year's dawning
lifted our heavy hearts.

And brought us brightness and hope--
brightness and hope
brightness and hope.

It was the longest night,
the longest night.

Love Will Guide Us

Love will guide us, peace has tried us,
hope inside us will lead the way,
on the road from greed to giving.
Love will guide us through the dark night.

If you cannot sing like the angels,
if you cannot speak before thousands,
you can give from deep within you.
You can change this world with your love.

You are like no other being,
what you can give no other can give,
to the future of our precious children,
to the future of this world where we live.

Hear the song of peace within you,
hear the song of peace in your heart.
Spring's new beginning will lead to the harvest,
love will guide us on our way home.

From I Lift My Eyes:

I am solid as a mountain, I am firm as the Earth, I am free!

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Happy Winter Solstice! Celebrate the rebirth of the sun!

Comments

Sweetheart,

[attackdesire.livejournal.com]

the music is worth loving, and the lyrics are worth reading... but could you put them (and other long posts) behind a lj-cut? We will read them (in fact, I'm more likely to read them, rathern than skimming).

Re: Sweetheart,

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

Oops.

Some of my friends lj-cut, some don't. Some care, some don't. Lyrics, I usually put behind a cut. The reason I didn't this time, is because of the holiday, I suppose; as opposed to me posting lyrics about how I feel at the moment, or just because I really like a song.

I'm glad that you posted them, though.

[attackdesire.livejournal.com]

My friends were having a Yule celebration. My contributions were my tuning fork for a time, and singing "The Longest Night." Even though I hadn't sung at all, all day, had just eaten, and was completely not warmed up... yes, I sounded rather lousy, but it was good to have the text to refer to, especially for the places that the soppranos don't sing.

[5minutelimit.livejournal.com]

I should lend you the "other" Longest Night concert, if I can find it. It's on tape.

[sagcat.livejournal.com]

is it the concert from 2003 on cd?