Description
This Advent song is about seeing God as much in darkness as in light. God creates both and is at home in both, At times we mistakenly see darkness or blackness as evil, or we fail to discern God’s presence in the shadows. In Advent we are moving from Creation through the Hebrew Scriptures to the Annunciation to the birth of Christ. some of that is reflected in the song along with broader themes of light and dark, hiddenness and revelation.
The end of the song took an unexpected turn as I was working on it when a dear friend died suddenly. I wouldn’t normally be singing about the Cross at Christmas, but that’s where this went. God comes to us in human flesh and accompanies us in the whole of life.
Another collaboration with my friend Allan Hoare. Thanks to David MacGregor for the score.
Video and audio recording here.
Holy is the light illuming
Holy is Creation’s dark
Blessed be the night for birthing
Blessed be the Maker’s spark
Holy are the heavens shining
Holy is the inky space
Blessed be the twilight dreaming
Blessed be the gleaming grace
Blessed night, blessed light
Holy One, Holy Christ
Holy is the word unspoken
Holy the deep mystery
Blessed cloud of our unknowing
Blessed be the sight unseen
Holy is the truth revealing
Holy promise, prophets tell
Blessed angels voices singing
Blessed gift, Emmanuel
Blessed night, blessed light
Holy One, Holy Christ
Holy is each heart now beating
Holy every breath we take
Blessed be the soul still weeping
Blessed every healing space
Holy is the night of mourning
Holy is the cross laid bare
Blessed be the morn of rising
Blessed be the hope we bear
Blessed night, blessed light
Holy One, Holy Christ
Blessed night, blessed light
Holy One, Holy Christ
Words by Craig Mitchell, (c) 2024 Music by Allan D. Hoare. Licensing with CCLI. # 7249116
