Anthem text
Will you leave the light of heaven
for the shadows of this earth,
turn from songs that know your glory
to the questions of your worth?
It is love that leads to leaving,
love will bring you to our side;
we will know you, Love incarnate,
born among us in the night.

Will you leave the way of power
that can call the stars by name,
to be found within a manger,
lit by olive oil aflame?
It is love that leads to leaving,
love that lays its power aside;
we will name you, Christ our brother,
born among us in the night.

Will you leave the endless giving,
truth that sings and love that flows,
for a world whose way is grasping,
hands that clutch and hearts that close?
It is love that leads to leaving,
love whose arms are open wide;
and our hearts will open to you,
born among us in the night.

Text: Richard Leach, 2004.
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