Lyrics

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, God with us 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 (And she said) This was the time of year I had my family near But they've all gone and I have been so lonely (Chorus) So with my family that Christmas day A girl of sixty years would laugh and play And as we watched her dance our eyes were full of tears...