It is Joy to be Alive

[Intro] [Verse 1] Morning lifts its golden hand Over water over sand Bare feet finding earth again I am breathing I am here [Verse 2] Palm leaves whisper in the light Children laughing into sky Every heartbeat says my name I am living I am flame [Pre-Chorus] Raise your hands where the daylight grows Feel the river in your bones Every sorrow every scar Made a drum inside the heart [Chorus] It is joy to be alive To feel the sun and touch the tide To hear the wind call through the trees And know this breath belongs to me (Ha-ya, ha-ya, we are alive) (Ha-ya, ha-ya, under the sky) [Verse 3] Smoke is rising from the fire Voices climbing higher higher Old ones smile and children run All our shadows join as one [Verse 4] Fruit is sweet and rain is kind Stars are lanterns for the mind Night comes dancing soft and wide Still the song keeps warm inside [Pre-Chorus] Raise your hands where the daylight grows Feel the river in your bones Every sorrow every scar Made a drum inside the heart [Chorus] It is joy to be alive To feel the sun and touch the tide To hear the wind call through the trees And know this breath belongs to me (Ha-ya, ha-ya, we are alive) (Ha-ya, ha-ya, under the sky) [Bridge] Let the panpipes climb the morning Let the drums wake up the ground Let the whole world hear us singing Life is turning us around [Call And Response] Who has carried us this far The breath inside the chest Who has lifted up the dark The fire that will not rest [Final Chorus] It is joy to be alive To feel the sun and touch the tide To hear the wind call through the trees And know this breath belongs to me It is joy to be alive To share the bread and share the sky To dance while moonlight crowns the sea And sing this life back into me (Ha-ya, ha-ya, we are alive) (Ha-ya, ha-ya, under the sky) (Ha-ya, ha-ya, we are alive) [Outro] One more breath One more song One more dawn We go on [End]