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, God with us, spirit revealed in us
That we may be Your hope to the world
Oh Emmanuel, 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 daughter
Her silver hair shimmered like the snow
Christmas bells were ringing, now beside her kneeling
I asked her name
She said, ‽This was the time of year, I had my family near
But they've all gone and I have been so lonely”
Oh Emmanuel, God with us, spirit revealed in us
That we may be Your hope to the world
Oh Emmanuel, God with us, with a light to break the darkness
That we may show Your hope to the world
Emmanuel, be God with us, God with us
So with my family that Christmas day
A girl of sixty years would laugh and play
As we watched her dance
Our eyes were full of tears
Oh Emmanuel, God with us, spirit revealed in us
That we may be Your hope to the world
Oh Emmanuel, God with us, with a light to break the darkness
That we may show Your hope to the world
Emmanuel, God with us, be God in us

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