She lit a candle in a downtown cathedral

Quietly confessing, counting on a blessing

She looked as if she had nowhere to go

I could see her weeping

Hands together hoping you would hear...

This is the time of year

We hold our families near

But God let us be a friend to the hurting

Oh Emmanuel, God with us

Spirit revealed in us

That we may be your hope to the world

Oh Emmanuel, God with us

With a light to break the darkness

That we may show your hope to the world

Emmanuel, God with us

Be God in us

I moved in closer just so I could see her face

Maybe she was a mother

Someone's only daughter

Her silver hair shimmered like the snow

Christmas bells were ringing

Now beside her kneeling I asked her name

(And she said)

This was the time of year

I had my family near

But they've all gone and I have been so lonely
 [bad word] 

So with my family that Christmas day

girl of sixty years would laugh and play

And as we watched her dance our eyes were full of tears..