This song by Peter Yarrow is a true word for the time in which we are living.
Some of the words are:
Light one candle for the terrible sacrifice
Justice and freedom demand
But light one candle for the wisdom to know
When the peacemaker’s time is at hand.
Don’t let the light go out!
It’s lasted for so many years!
Don’t let the light go out!
Let it shine through our hope and our tears.
Light one candle for the strength that we need to never become our own foe.
And light one candle for those who are suffering pain we learned so long ago.
Light one candle for all we believe in
That anger not tear us apart.
And light one candle to find us together
With peace as the song in our hearts.
Don’t let the light go out!
It’s lasted for so many years!
Don’t let the light go out!
Let it shine through our hope and our tears.
What is the memory that’s valued so highly
that we keep it alive in that flame?
What’s the commitment to those who have died that we cry out they’ve not died in vain?
We have come this far always believing that justice would somehow prevail.
This is the burden, this is the promise.
This is why we will not fail!
Don’t let the light go out!
Don’t let the light go out!
Don’t let the light go out!
Here is the link.
