Take Heart

The flame burns bright as it gutters in the dark
For cold night air steals beneath the crooked sill
With the lamp set down now you’re free to use both hands
Striking flint on stone casting sparks into the hearth
And it seems to me that all is well
When cold and damp by warmth dispel
‘Though there is much more to this tale I tell
I’m not finished yet

Don’t you know that with a moment’s turn
For all who’ve ever yearned
There’s a feeling like an afterglow, you know
Chances past are flashing by so fast
Yet the ones that are the brightest tear the dark
Take heart

There’s no easy way to part
We’ll reunite you’ll see, take heart
All the time that we’re apart
‘Til we unite I say take heart