The can­dle of hope we light in this hour
Proclaims that the Lord is com­ing in pow­er.
We wait for a fu­ture, now hid­den from view,
When Christ in his glo­ry will make all things new.

The can­dle of peace shines bright with God’s plan;
The wolf will lie down and dwell with the lamb.
Our guns and our wea­pons, our hat­red and war,
Will give way to gar­dens that heal and re­store.

The can­dle of joy re­minds us to sing,
For God is at work to do a new thing.
The proud will be hum­bled; the low­ly will rise.
God’s king­dom is one of de­light and sur­prise.

The can­dle of love tells what we are worth:
God loves us so much, God came to the earth!
An an­gel brought news of a child who would be
The one who would save us and set us all free.

The Christ can­dle’s light that shines for us here
Tells out the good news that God has come near!
God came, a poor ba­by, in one time and place,
To show all cre­ation the wealth of God’s grace.