[Verse 1] We built our walls to guard the truth, Hung our banners high, Called our little window heaven, Called the others blind. But sunlight never asked our name, Never chose a side, It touched the stranger at the gate As warmly as it touched our lives. [Pre-Chorus] What if the curtain we defend Is all that keeps the daylight out? What if laying down our pride Is what believing’s all about? [Chorus] There is Light in you, There is Light in me, In the neighbour, in the stranger, In the one we call enemy. If I darken you To make my own faith shine, Have I really served the God of Love, Or only served my pride? Part the curtain, Let the daylight through. I don’t have to dim your light To testify what I believe is true. There is Light in me. There is Light in you. [Verse 2] We say we love the God above, Then wound the ones below, Certain that our righteousness Is something we must show. But “least of these” still bears a face, And mercy still has hands, And every time we lift someone, We serve the One for whom we stand. [Pre-Chorus] Maybe truth is strong enough That it doesn’t need contempt. Maybe faith can stand upright Without requiring someone else to bend. [Chorus] There is Light in you, There is Light in me, In the neighbour, in the stranger, In the one we call enemy. If I darken you To make my own faith shine, Have I really served the God of Love, Or only served my pride? Part the curtain, Let the daylight through. I don’t have to dim your light To testify what I believe is true. There is Light in me. There is Light in you. [Verse 3] Different prayers and different names, Different paths beneath our feet, Different ways of seeking meaning, Different words for what we seek. But where compassion flowers, Where the wounded are made whole, Where humility replaces pride, I recognize the glow. Love and mercy, Empathy, goodwill, Honesty and gentleness, The courage to do no harm. When these fruits are growing, I will not despise the tree. I will look for what is holy Even where it looks unlike me. [Bridge] Lay down the need to stand above. Lay down the fear of being wrong. Lay down the sword of certainty When certainty forgets to love. We can disagree And still refuse to hate. We can speak what we believe Without deciding someone else’s worth or fate. The Light does not need darkness To prove that it can shine. God does not become greater When I make your soul less than mine. [Breakdown] When I serve you, I serve God. When I wound you, Who have I harmed? When I love you, Something opens. When I listen, Curtains part. And maybe underneath the labels, Under everything we knew, The Light I’ve spent my life defending Was already reaching you. [Final Chorus] There is Light in you, There is Light in me, In the neighbour, in the stranger, In the one we call enemy. No one stands above, No one belongs below, Every soul has sacred worth Before a single thing is known. Part the curtain, Let the daylight through. I don’t have to dim your light To testify what I believe is true. Love your neighbour. Love yourself. Love the stranger standing too. If I say that I love God, Let that Love be visible In how I honour you. [Outro] There is Light in me. There is Light in you. Different petals turning outward, One great Love is shining through. Part the curtain. Step into the view. There is Light in me. And there is Light in you.
