(Verse 1) I don’t believe in Santa, but I still believe in light, in candles shining softly through the darkest winter night. They warm our tired spirits with a hope we’ve longed to feel, a shelter for the hurting and a love that’s deep and real. (Chorus) Let the candles brighten every lonely, weary heart, open doors and open arms, let kindness be where Christmas starts. No one stands in shadows when compassion plays its part – let Christmas be a light for every heart. (Verse 2) I think about the little girl, alone out in the snow she watched the glowing windows and the feast she couldn’t know. Her matches burned like whispers in the freezing winter air, a child the world forgotten, though her soul was pure and fair. (Chorus) Let the candles brighten every lonely, weary heart, open doors and open arms, let kindness be where Christmas starts. No one stands in shadows when compassion plays its part – let Christmas be a light for every heart. (Bridge) If she stood beside me now, I would wrap her in my care, sing her gentle carols till the night released her fear. We’d ride a midnight sleigh where silver bells ring clear, and reach a shining church where joy is all you hear. (Final Chorus) Let the candles brighten every lonely, weary heart, open doors and open arms, let love be where the healing starts. Together we can lift the lost from darkness far apart – let Christmas be a light for every heart.
