Day
Day after day
after day after day
Day after day
the dawn will wake
and so will I
From a dreary, dull escape
I'll find the strength
to open my eyes
Through the midday height
I'll guide myself right
for better, brighter ways
(a better, brighter way)
When the weary dusk sets
I'll reap due rest
with honest, easy grace
(shameless, graceful, sweet senescence)
Night
Use the day
Use the day
See, the light
never dies
it hides away
Why not try?
Let life thrive
against decay
Star echo
seems hollow
but don't despair!
(oh, use the day, use your love and hope)
Love and hope
shape our world
just as well
(to shape our world just)
Mar 18, 2011
Mar 18, 2011 at 3:07 PM UTC
Day
Day after day
after day after day
Day after day
the dawn will wake
and so will I
From a dreary, dull escape
I'll find the strength
to open my eyes
Through the midday height
I'll guide myself right
for better, brighter ways
(a better, brighter way)
When the weary dusk sets
I'll reap due rest
with honest, easy grace
(shameless, graceful, sweet senescence)
Night
Use the day
Use the day
See, the light
never dies
it hides away
Why not try?
Let life thrive
against decay
Star echo
seems hollow
but don't despair!
(oh, use the day, use your love and hope)
Love and hope
shape our world
just as well
(to shape our world just)
As these are the lyrics to a 4 part choir composition, the lyrics in parenthesis are referring to what is sung by the female and male soloists.
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