Hallelujah

Woke up this morning and the Leonard Cohen song, "Hallelujah" was going through my head so I played around with some advent/christmas lyrics for this rather haunting melody. If you use them, please post a comment to this blog letting me know. If you have any other ideas or lyric ideas, you can post them aslo. pd

The night was cold the air was dry
The shepherds sat beneath the sky
Wondering what the morrow would bring to you
The stars they danced the sky awoke
The heavens stirred and the angels spoke
As the angel choir sang hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

The blessed one no place to stay
She laid her baby in the hay
Into the world came the child given to you
The night was still yet filled with hope
As in the distance the curtain broke
And all the heavens joined in hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

The shepherds came to see the one
the hope for all living under the sun
this child held by Mary given for you
they quietly praised the God above
for showing them this gift of love
as they joined into the chorus, hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Magicians came from far away
They followed a star to find their way
It led them to the child born for you
They brought him gifts from the land afar
And praised the Lord for the guiding star
And added their voices to the Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

This child destined for the cross
Hanging there holding sins for us
And only asking me to show love to you
He rose again new life to give
pleading us this life to live
just letting everyone sing hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah