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Candlelight Carol Lyrics by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas

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How do you capture
The wind on the water?
How do you count all the stars in the sky?
How can you measure
The love of a mother
Or how can you write down
A baby's first cry?

Candlelight, angel light
Firelight and star glow
Shine on his cradle till breaking of dawn
Gloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Angels are singing
The Christ child is born

Shepherds and wise men
Will kneel and adore him
Seraphim round him their vigil will keep
Nations proclaim him
Their Lord and their Saviour
But Mary will hold him
And sing him to sleep

Candlelight, angel light
Firelight and star glow
Shine on his cradle till breaking of dawn
Gloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Angels are singing
The Christ child is born

Find him at Bethlehem laid in a manger
Christ our Redeemer asleep in the hay
Godhead incarnate and hope of salvation
A child with his mother
That first Christmas Day

Candlelight, angel light
Firelight and star glow
Shine on his cradle till breaking of dawn
Gloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Angels are singing
The Christ child is born
Angels are singing
The Christ child is born

About “Candlelight Carol” by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Read the complete lyrics to "Candlelight Carol" by Mary Chapin Carpenter from the album "Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Christmas, Pop.

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"Candlelight Carol" is credited to Mary Chapin Carpenter. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Candlelight Carol" appears on "Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas".

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