[Verse 1] I like the sunrise 'cause it brings a new day I like a new day, it brings new hope they say I like the sunrise blazing in the new sky Nighttime is weary, oh, oh, and so am I [Chorus] Every evening, I wish upon a star That my brand new bright tomorrow isn't very far When the heavy blue curtain of night Is raised up high, clear out of sight Then I like the sunrise, so heavenly to see I like the sunrise, I hope it likes poor me [Verse 2] Don't worry about saving this music Or be scared if the singing ends or the piano breaks a string For we have fallen to a place where everything is music and singing Everything is recovered and new, ever new and musical [Verse 3] And even if the whole world's harp should burn up There would still be hidden there, the spirit of song there to linger on And even if a candle's blown out by wind The fire smolders on in an ember and then sparks again [Verse 4] The singing is a drop, just a drop in oceans of seas Grace keeps it moving through bodies like these And the sound of a life sends an echoing out The poem sings willingly in each newborn's crying shout [Verse 5] But it's growing slowly and keeps many secrets Stop the words and listen, feel the echo of it starting Open a space in the center of your beating heart And let spirits fly in and out [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] Every evening, I wish upon a star That my brand new bright tomorrow isn't very far When the heavy blue curtain of the night Is raised up high, clear out of sight Then I like the sunrise, so heavenly to see I like the sunrise, the music in every sunrise Makes a space inside the skies for setting free
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