ONE CANDLE IS LIT ("Come surely, Lord Jesus")

Mary Anne Parrott, 1988, © 1995 Chalice Press
(from Chalice Hymnal, no. 128)

1. Come surely, Lord Jesus, as dawn follows night,
   our hearts long to greet you, as roses, the light.
   Salvation, draw near us, our vision engage.
   One candle is lit for the hope of the age.
2. Come quickly, shalom, teach us how to prepare
   for a gift that compels us with justice to care.
   Our spirits are restless till sin and war cease.
   One candle is lit for the reign of God's peace.
3. Come, festively sing while awaiting the birth,
   join angels in dancing from heaven to earth.
   Wave banners of good news, lift high thankful praise.
   One candle is lit for the joy of these days.
4. Come, wander where lion and lamb gently play,
   where evil is banished and faith takes the day,
   a babe in a manger to fool the world's eyes.
   One candle is lit for God's loving surprise.
5. Come, listen, the sounds of God-with-us ring clear,
   and signs of a cross in the distance appear.
   The Word once made flesh, yet the Word ever near.
   One candle is lit for the Christ-birthday here.

Here's the MID2txt:

MIDI file: CradleSg.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: CradleSong1
Text: By William James Kirkpatrick, 1895
Copyright: Public domain
Key: F
TimeSig: 3/4 24 8
Start
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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

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ABC format:

X:1
T:CradleSong1
M:3/4
Q:1/4=120
K:F
C2F2F2|GAF2F2|ABc2c2|d2B4|GAB2B2|c2A2A2|FGG2D2|
F2E4|C2F2F2|GAF2F2|ABc2c2|d2B4|GAB2B2|c2A2A2|
FAG2D2|E2F4|-F7/2||

My Esperanto version is in my online hymnal.

Haruo