[Verse 1] She walks the night with a lantern low Past empty rooms where cold winds blow A shepherd girl with a weathered coat Finds tired hearts beside the road She kneels beside them, calls them by name No one should sleep in the frost again [Pre-Chorus] If one small hand can open one door We can make room for a little more [Backing Vocals: We can make room] [Chorus] Come, let the lost come in from the cold Come, let a kindness be something we hold No child should wake where the hard ground lies No mother should hide her tears from the sky We bring bread, blankets, a place to belong [Backing Vocals: A place to belong] At Christmas, the weak must not stand alone [Backing Vocals: Not stand alone] [Verse 2] Under the station's iron frame A man counts coins and forgets his name A woman folds up a cardboard bed And hears old promises in her head The shepherd girl brings a candle flame And says, Your life is not your shame [Pre-Chorus] If one warm meal can carry one soul We can mend what the winter stole [Backing Vocals: We can mend what was stolen] [Chorus] Come, let the lost come in from the cold Come, let a kindness be something we hold No child should wake where the hard ground lies No mother should hide her tears from the sky We bring bread, blankets, a place to belong [Backing Vocals: A place to belong] At Christmas, the weak must not stand alone [Backing Vocals: Not stand alone] [Bridge] Bring your spare coat, bring the key to the door Bring the courage to notice what we ignored The holy night is not made bright by gold But by every hand that refuses the cold [Backing Vocals: Refuses the cold] [Chorus] Come, let the lost come in from the cold Come, let a kindness be something we hold No child should wake where the hard ground lies No mother should hide her tears from the sky We bring bread, blankets, a place to belong [Backing Vocals: A place to belong] At Christmas, the weak must not stand alone [Backing Vocals: We are not alone] [Outro] She lifts the lantern, the morning draws near The ones left outside are gathered here No grand promise, no shining throne Just open hands, and no one alone [Backing Vocals: No one alone] No one alone
