The Longest Night

Verse

The shadows stretch across the frozen ground

A world in waiting, wrapped in silver frost

The sun is fading, sinking low and down

Counting the hours that the day has lost

We walk through valleys where the clouds are deep

In the quiet land where the secrets sleep.

Chorus

Oh, it’s the longest night, but the greatest light

Is breaking through the edge of the dark

From the ancient words to the morning sky

Hope is catching like a golden spark

On the land of deep shadow, a new day has dawned

The silence is broken, the darkness is gone.

Verse

They say the people walked in weary lines

Searching for a star they couldn't find

But even in the heart of winter’s design

There is a fire for the soul and mind

A promise whispered when the wind is cold

A story of a mercy that’s ages old.

Chorus

Oh, it’s the longest night, but the greatest light

Is breaking through the edge of the dark

From the ancient words to the morning sky

Hope is catching like a golden spark

On the land of deep shadow, a new day has dawned

The silence is broken, the darkness is gone.

Bridge

The spiral turns, the year begins to lean

Toward the warmth of things as yet unseen

Though the midnight stays a little while

The morning greets us with a hidden smile.

Outro

The light has dawned...

The light has dawned...

On the longest night

Comes the greatest light.