One Night, One Light

©2002 Michael Dennis Renneker

 She was in & out of foster homes, till she reached the age of 10

that’s when the Johnsons from the local church finally took her in

for the very first time in her life there was love & warmth & peace

and it took awhile but the bruises healed, the fear & anger ceased

she had never heard the story of the lord & saviors birth

so she hung on every word she heard inside that little church

& when they lit the advent candle & placed a star atop the tree

it was the first time, she could remember, that there was joy on Christmas eve

CHORUS

one night, one light

& nothing will ever be the same again

one night, one light

flowing outward from the source

in many different shapes & forms

His love is with us from now on, since that

one night, one light

 in a fit of anger he left home 10 years ago today

he & his father could not get along, so many bitter words exchanged

through the years the Lord brought wisdom, humility & grace

so he booked a flight & went back east to see him face to face

he walked up the snowy walkway & finally rang the bell

they both stood silent there for a moment, then in each others arms they fell

thru happy tears, mom lit a candle & placed a star atop the tree

& for the first time, in a decade there was joy on Christmas eve

CHORUS

a dad & son united, a little girl who’s found a home

and into countless other peoples lives on this night, His love has shone

it was a dark & cold December night, there was no room at the inn

so they laid him in the dirty hay, the Son of God & man

that north stars light was bright enough to guide wise men along

but it did not compare at all to the face, it shone upon

and from this moment, and forever there is joy, on Christmas eve

CHORUS