The Longest Night by Peter Mayer
Light a candle, sing a song
Say that the shadows shall not cross
Make an oblation out of all you’ve lost
In the longest night
Gather friends and cast your hopes
Into the fire as it snows
And stare at God through the dark windows
Of the longest night
Of the year
CHORUS:
A night that seems like a lifetime
If you’re waiting for the sun
So why not sing to the nighttime
And the burning stars up above?
Come with drums, bells and horns
Or come in silence, come forlorn
Come like a miner to the door
Of the longest night
For deep in the stillness, deep in the cold
Deep in the darkness, a miner knows
That there is a diamond in the soul
Of the longest night
Of the year
CHORUS:
Maybe peace hides in a storm
Maybe winter’s heart is warm
And maybe light itself is born
In the longest night
In the longest night
Of the year
The longest night and the shortest day mark the official start of winter. As the day began after midnight, a lunar eclipse and a full moon joined the festivities. This is an amazing event since the last year North America saw a total lunar eclipse on the winter solstice was 1638, and the next won't happen until 2094. Of course last evening's snow and my need for sleep kept me from seeing the event. For some reason it didn't matter to me knowing this impressive event was happening was enough. Enough! It seems enough is a word I rarely use during the holidays because everything is magnified. Happy Winter Solstice and may we all be satisfied with enough.
Light a candle, sing a song
Say that the shadows shall not cross
Make an oblation out of all you’ve lost
In the longest night
Gather friends and cast your hopes
Into the fire as it snows
And stare at God through the dark windows
Of the longest night
Of the year
CHORUS:
A night that seems like a lifetime
If you’re waiting for the sun
So why not sing to the nighttime
And the burning stars up above?
Come with drums, bells and horns
Or come in silence, come forlorn
Come like a miner to the door
Of the longest night
For deep in the stillness, deep in the cold
Deep in the darkness, a miner knows
That there is a diamond in the soul
Of the longest night
Of the year
CHORUS:
Maybe peace hides in a storm
Maybe winter’s heart is warm
And maybe light itself is born
In the longest night
In the longest night
Of the year
The longest night and the shortest day mark the official start of winter. As the day began after midnight, a lunar eclipse and a full moon joined the festivities. This is an amazing event since the last year North America saw a total lunar eclipse on the winter solstice was 1638, and the next won't happen until 2094. Of course last evening's snow and my need for sleep kept me from seeing the event. For some reason it didn't matter to me knowing this impressive event was happening was enough. Enough! It seems enough is a word I rarely use during the holidays because everything is magnified. Happy Winter Solstice and may we all be satisfied with enough.
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