About the Song
This song was written for the winter's solstice in 2022.
When the clouds descend on your ailing heart,
There’s a lengthening light (2x)
And all that matters seems to fall apart,
There’s a lengthening light (2x)
There’s a steady rising like a healing dream
There’s a lengthening light (2x)
Like drops of water fill a mighty stream
There’s a lengthening light (2x)
(up 6) C - - - / F - C - :// Am - - - / C - - - / Am - F - / C F C -
You are stardust from a distant glow
In the lengthening light (2x)
You may not see you but your loved ones know:
There’s a lengthening light (2x)
We see how shadow defines a spark
In the lengthening light (2x)
Your brilliance shines through when the world is dark
In the lengthening light (2x)
When the weight is heavy you can take no more,
There’s a lengthening light (2x)
Swirling reminders of those who’ve gone before
There’s a lengthening light (2x)
Speak their names softly, they will hear your call
In the lengthening light (2x)
They will catch you long before you fall
In the lengthening light (2x)
Whatever your burden in these grievous hours
There’s a lengthening light (2x)
We will surround you with our loving powers
In the lengthening light (2x)
Yours is a story with much more to tell
In the lengthening light (2x)
Drawn from the waters of an ancient well
In the lengthening light (2x)
—words & music by Pat Humphries & Sandy O
© 2022 by the authors & Moving Forward Music/BMI. All rights reserved. Used by permission.