night has fallen here
we who are awake
in the darkness feel
for a hand to take
like an anchor in rough seas, we are holding
for the tide to turn at morning

while it’s night we dream
speaking them out loud
against the waking fear
raining missiles down
circled ‘round the fire we keep embers burning
till the light returns at morning

let us see the earth
from a higher place
gaze at how it curves
spinning slow in space
ever toward justice and light, it is bending
faithfully it turns to morning

night has fallen here
we who are awake
cry our sister’s tears
bind the stranger’s pain
like an anchor in rough seas, we are holding
for the tide to turn at morning

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words and music by Shannon Curtis
published by Shannon K (ASCAP)
all rights reserved; lyrics reprinted by permission