Hope Is Alive

After the silence of waiting so long We hear a baby's first cry And into our midnight A heavenly song Whispers that hope is alive Oh joy to the world on this holy night So sing with the angels that fill up the sky Heaven broke through and now hope is alive He is right here among us Our God is with us tonight And hope is alive In an old stable beneath the bright stars A young mother is holding her son Oh the beauty of feeling the beat of God's heart That tells us that we're not alone Oh, our Emanuel has come So sing with the angels that fill up the sky Heaven broke through and now hope is alive He is right here among us Our God is with us tonight And hope is alive Hope is alive Into our aching, into our breaking Into our longing to be made whole Your arms are reaching, Your love is holding us close And into our suffering, into our weeping Into this need we have to be known Your arms are reaching, Your love is holding us close So sing with the Angels that filled up the sky Those in the shadows have seen a great light He is right here among us Our God is with us tonight And hope is alive Hope is alive Hope is alive