Peter Paul & Mary - Light One Candle lyrics

Light one candle for the maccabee children<br>With thanks that their light didn't die<br>Light one candle for the pain they endured<br>When their right to exist was denied<br>Light one candle for the terrible sacrifice<br>Justice and freedom demand<br>But light one candle for the wisdom to know<br>When the peacemaker's time is at hand<br><br>Chorus:<br>Don't let the light go out!<br>It's lasted for so many years!<br>Don't let the light go out!<br>Let it shine through our love and our tears.<br><br>Light one candle for the strength that we need<br>To never become our own foe<br>And light one candle for those who are suffering<br>Pain we learned so long ago<br>Light one candle for all we believe in<br>That anger not tear us apart<br>And light one candle to find us together<br>With peace as the song in our hearts<br><br>(chorus)<br><br>What is the memory that's valued so highly<br>That we keep it alive in that flame? <br>What's the commitment to those who have died<br>That we cry out they've not died in vain? <br>We have come this far always believing<br>That justice would somehow prevail<br>This is the burden, this is the promise<br>This is why we will not fail!<br><br>(chorus)<br><br>Don't let the light go out!<br>Don't let the light go out!<br>Don't let the light go out!