[Verse 1] In the ash of the morning You named the sparrow’s wing You shaped the red cliff faces And the salt the oceans bring You kept the thorn from choking The seed beneath the stone Even the beasts in shadow You called them all your own [Pre-Chorus] So when my hands are shaking And the ground begins to roar I hear the old wind saying You have loved this world before [Chorus] Father of the stars Hold us in your fire Love us as we are Lift us higher, higher Father of the stars Nothing is too small You made these trembling hearts And you keep them all [Verse 2] You taught the rain to soften The iron in the field You taught the broken branches How to bend and still not yield And when we build our sorrow With names for hate and pride You stand inside the ruin With mercy at your side [Pre-Chorus] So when the night is verdict And the fear is at the door I hear the old wind saying You have loved this world before [Chorus] Father of the stars Hold us in your fire Love us as we are Lift us higher, higher Father of the stars Nothing is too small You made these trembling hearts And you keep them all [Bridge] [Half-time] If I am dust, you know it If I am flame, you see The hands that made the mountains Are reaching out for me And every shattered creature Every marked and mortal face Still shines under your thunder Still lives inside your grace [Final Chorus] Father of the stars Hold us in your fire Love us as we are Lift us higher, higher Father of the stars Nothing is too small You made these trembling hearts And you keep them all Father of the stars We are not alone In the breath of all creation You are calling us home
