Monday, December 26, 2005, 06:21 PM
I hope you got to hold your candle and sing "Silent Night" on Christmas Eve. (I did; twice!) A great and moving tradition of Christmas. I like a different song during Candlelight Services. It is a camp song, "Pass it On" and for me, it goes with the passing of the light from one to another in the congregation...and beyond.
The words and music are by Kurt Kaiser:
It only takes a spark to get a fire going,
And soon all those around can warm up in its glowing;
That's how it is with God's Love,
Once you've experienced it, you spread the love to everyone
You want to pass it on.
What a wondrous time is spring,
When all the trees are budding
The birds begin to sing, the flowers start their blooming;
That's how it is with God's love, once you've experienced it.
You want to sing, it's fresh like spring,
You want to pass it on.
I wish for you my friend This happiness that I've found;
You can depend on God
It matters not where you're bound,
I'll shout it from the mountain top - PRAISE GOD!
I want the world to know
The Lord of love has come to me
I want to pass it on.
The Lord of Love has come. Pass it on.
