Carol - When candles are lighted on Candlemas Day (accompaniment)

When candles are lighted on Candlemas Day (Lourdes)
The setting is Common Praise 80.
This is the last of a set of forty seasonal carols (40/40 published on 2nd February 2025) available on this playlist: • Christmas Carols
It has a playover and accompanies the verses below.
French traditional melody.
Words by Elizabeth Cosnett (1936-2024).
Performed by Chris Nott on 8th June 2024 on the organ at St Mary's Church, Quarry Street, Guildford built by Saxon Aldred of Redbourn, Hertfordshire in 1988.
1 When candles are lighted on Candlemas Day
the dark is behind us, and spring's on the way.
A glory dawns in every dark place,
the light of Christ, the fullness of grace.
2 The kings have departed, the shepherds have gone,
the child and his parents are left on their own.
A glory dawns...
3 They go to the temple, obeying the law,
and offer two pigeons, the gift of the poor.
A glory dawns...
4 But Anna and Simeon recognise there
the Christ-child who came at the turn of the year.
A glory dawns...
5 The old who have suffered and waited so long
see hope for the world as they welcome the young.
A glory dawns...
6 They gaze at God's wonderful answer to prayer,
the joy of the Jews and the Gentiles' desire.
A glory dawns...
7 The light is increasing and spring's in the air.
Look back with thanksgiving! Look forward with awe!
A glory dawns...
8 They see before Mary a heart-piercing grief,
but trust is complete at the end of their life.
A glory dawns...
9 For Mary will follow, with tears in her eyes,
her Saviour and Son to the foot of the cross.
A glory dawns...
10 Great Spirit of Yahweh, with like courage inspire
your everyday saints who face up to despair.
A glory dawns...
11 They pass through temptation, through failure, through death.
When darkness descends they plod onward in faith.
A glory dawns...
12 Like Anna, like Simeon, may they have trust,
the eyes to see Jesus, and peace at the last.
A glory dawns...
13 The candles invite us to praise and to pray
when Christmas greets Easter on Candlemas Day.
A glory dawns in every dark place,
the light of Christ, the fullness of grace.
Recorded on a Zoom H4essential from a matched pair of sE Electronics sE8 omni condenser microphones. Audio edited in Apple GarageBand. Video recorded on an Apple iPhone SE (2022). Video assembled and edited in Apple iMovie.