(intro)
(trumpet solo)
aah
(violin solo)
aaah, ooooh
(ambient)
aaah, ooooh
(Verse 1) Tiny voices ring through winter’s breath, With frost on hats and roses on their cheeks. They shout "Happy New Year!" to all they meet, While running through the snow on silver feet. They do not know the weight of days gone by, Or the gravity beneath a midnight sky. To them, it’s just a magic, fleeting spark, A game of light played out within the dark.
(choir) Happy new year, happy new year!
ooh
The heavy year is finally laid to rest.
We welcome the new and the dawning of light.
aah
Happy new year, happy new year!
ooh
(Verse 2) The elders sit with hands in quiet rest, They know the weight, the trial, and the test. They understand what every word implies, With decades written deep behind their eyes. But for them, it is late, the road is run, They count the hours left beneath the sun. With wisdom in their gaze and souls so vast, They wish for peace to heal the broken past.
(Chorus) But tomorrow the world will awaken anew, As the light breaks through clouds and the morning dew. The heavy year is finally laid to rest, As we build a bridge to put our hope to test. From misfortune to joy, from the dark to the bright, We welcome the new and the dawning of light.
(choir)
Happy new year, happy new year!
ooh
The heavy year is finally laid to rest.
We welcome the new and the dawning of light.
aah
Happy new year, happy new year!
ooh
(Verse 3) The adults stand within life’s busy stream, Thinking they grasp the logic and the dream. They nod and toast and make their clever plans, Navigating tides as best a person can. They think they know the way, they think they see, The patterns of what’s been and what’s to be. But perhaps the truth is deeper than they know, In the quiet places where the shadows grow.
(choir)
Happy new year, happy new year!
ooh
The heavy year is finally laid to rest.
We welcome the new and the dawning of light.
aah
Happy new year, happy new year!
ooh
(Verse 4) But look at the smallest, those born this past year, A bloom of the future, a conquest of fear. Each child that was born is a victory won, A gift to the earth, a new journey begun. They are our upswing, our living sign of grace, The future reflected in each tiny face. In their small, curled fists, our faith is held tight, That love will prevail and set everything right.
(Bridge) From the thunder of war to the silence of peace, From the ache of hunger to plenty’s release. From the shadow of grief to the arms of the blessed, We whisper the names of the ones laid to rest. Now we stand together, shoulder to shoulder, As the old year fades and the fire turns to ember.
(Chorus) For tomorrow the world will awaken anew, As the light breaks through clouds and the morning dew. The heavy year is finally laid to rest, As we build a bridge to put our hope to test. From misfortune to joy, from the dark to the bright, We welcome the new and the dawning of light.
We welcome the new!
THE NEW! Ahh
The new!
