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Be the Light

First Line: 
There is always a light when we are ready to see it

Artist & Tune

Composed by: 
Lea Morris

Version by Lea Morris

Reference

Genre: 
composed folk US

About the Song

Inspired by the poem "The Hill We Climb", read by National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman at Joe Biden's inauguration.

There is always a light - when we are ready to see it
There is always a light - when we are ready to be it
To see the light, to be the light, to raise our eyes in the dark of night
To climb this hill, together we will 

Shine your light in the darkness (2x)
Let your bright light burn out loud
And be a gift to the world 

Lyrics & music by Lea Morris. (c) 2020. www.thisislea.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.
 

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