Candles in the Snow comes from a more personal memory: a snowy journey during the Christmas holidays as we travelled to visit family. It is a song about winter roads, light shining through the darkness, and those small moments of grace that remain with us long after the journey has ended.
Verse 1
O silent the night, and heavy the snow,
Down a winding road where the cold winds blow.
No star could be seen through the curtain of white,
Only headlights fading into winter night.
I sat by his side with my heart held tight,
Watching the roadway disappear from sight.
I thought we were foolish to travel so far,
With snow hiding everything—even the stars.
Verse 2
Then softly the radio carried a song,
An old Christmas carol I had always known.
Familiar words awakened joy in my heart,
Of a Child in a manger, a new world to start.
The storm was still raging, the road still unclear,
But something remembered grew stronger than fear.
Old songs from my childhood, still faithful and true,
Brought Christmas within me as the winter wind blew.
Verse 3
Then out of the darkness, now distant, now near,
A candle in a window would suddenly appear.
A farmhouse stood silent beneath winter white,
One little flame keeping watch through the night.
It could not clear the road or silence the storm,
But somehow that candle made the darkness feel warm.
Chorus
A little light in the darkness,
A little warmth in the cold,
Enough for a frightened heart
When I couldn’t see the road.
The storm was still around us,
The night was deep and long,
But a candle in the window
And an old Christmas song carried us on.
Bridge
I could not see farther than headlights would show,
Yet somehow I trusted enough to still go.
The storm did not lessen, the roadway stayed dim,
Yet peace slowly entered as I trusted in Him.
Final Chorus
A little Light in the darkness,
A little warmth in the cold,
Enough for a frightened heart
When I couldn’t see the road.
The storm may still surround me,
The night may still be long,
But joy can live within me
Like an old familiar song.
Outro
No star in the heavens,
No clear road to see,
Only a candle burning
And grace accompanying me.
The Light did not end the storm.
It simply stayed with me.
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