Better to light one candle…

How many times I have backed away, so often afraid
Told others I would be counted on, and left them all betrayed
I have said there is nothing; I can do – in a world that turned so sour
Where the hope of freedom is fading by the hour….. But,

It’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness,
Better to let its bright light show where you stand,
For its glow will melt the dark night, like the coming of a new dawn
And hope will be born from that small flame in your hand…

There are many echoes in the world, - but few voices,
Many roads for us to take, - but few make choices,
Will you always wait, till it’s too late? And things seem all but lost….
Afraid to leave the shadows, afraid to face the cost. It’s better….

But if you stand-up, and leave your fears behind.
It will show a light to all those who are blind

It will spread around the world, a light that can not be ignored…

For the spirit of man… is the candle of the lord……

It’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness,
Better to let its bright light show where you stand,

For its glow will melt the dark night, like the coming of a new dawn
And hope will be born from that small flame in your hand…