A stillness stretched across the years Has held its single tone The hopes and fears of all the years Now enter flesh and bone The light shines on — the dark has not overcome. He came into the world He made Where no one knew His face The hands that flung the stars to light Now wear our dust, our frame A thrill of hope — the weary world Now falls upon its knees The light has come to where we are The dark begins to ease He came among His own, unknown Our weary eyes were falling So close and still we could not see The silenced Word still calling The light shines on — the dark has not overcome. But those who knelt to meet His gaze Received Him on that day No longer lost, no longer lone The Christ is born in us today A thrill of hope — the weary world Now falls upon its knees The light has come to where we are The dark begins to ease Now veiled in flesh, behold Him here Held close against the cold The Word who made the stars — He's come To need a mother's hold Come and see — the Light shines on Come and see — the dawn is here Come and see — the Word appears Let all the earth draw near The light shines on — the dark has not overcome. The light shines on — the dark has not overcome. Emmanuel.
