The Candle of Hope

The can­dle of hope we light in this hour

Proclaims that the Lord is com­ing in pow­er.

We wait for a fu­ture

now hid­den from view

When Christ in his glo­ry will make all things new.

The can­dle of peace shines bright with God’s plan;

The wolf will lie down and dwell with the lamb.

Our guns and our wea­pons

our hat­red and war

Will give way to gar­dens that heal and re­store.

The can­dle of joy re­minds us to sing

For God is at work to do a new thing.

The proud will be hum­bled; the low­ly will rise.

God’s king­dom is one of de­light and sur­prise.

The can­dle of love tells what we are worth:

God loves us so much

God came to the earth!

An an­gel brought news of a child who would be

The one who would save us and set us all free.

The Christ can­dle’s light that shines for us here

Tells out the good news that God has come near!

God came

a poor ba­by

in one time and place

To show all cre­ation the wealth of God’s grace.