Here and now

1. See the tiny child appear (here and now to greet you)
Born into a night of fear (here and now to greet you)
See it resting on the brink (here and now to greet you)
See it turn from blue to pink (here and now to greet you)

Chorus 1. Here and now the love stares out,
Here and now the troops deploy
Here where one old heart wears out
Here and now the joy.

2. Come and see the house on fire (here and now to greet you)
Light that shines through razor wire (here and now to greet you)
See a holy family form (here and now to greet you)
See the long-dead dreams grow warm (here and now to greet you)

Chorus 1

3. Rags become a purple robe (here and now to greet you)
Energy to shake the globe (here and now to greet you)
Something more than burning cars (here and now to greet you)
Love that moves the sun and stars (here and now to greet you)

Chorus 1

Chorus 2. Here and now the love stares out –
In a tiny girl or boy
And where one old heart wears out
Here and now the joy.

Copyright 2014. Words and music by Gordon Thompson