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...
