Watch

that

old

fire

as

it

flic-

kers

and

dies

That

once

blessed

the

house-

hold

and

lit

up

our

lives

It

shone

for

the

friends

and

the

clin-

king

of

glas-

ses

I'll

tend

to

the

flame;

you

can

wor-

ship

the

ash-

es

Cap-

ture

the

wild

things

and

bring

them

in

line

And

own

what

was

ne-

ver

your

right

to

con-

fine

The

lives

and

the

loves

and

the

songs

are

what

mat-

ters

I'll

tend

to

the

flame

you

can

wor-

ship

the

ash-

es

Do

you

feel

hea-

vy?

Your

eyes

drop

with

grief

Your

spi-

rit

is

wild

and

your

suffe-

ring

is

brief

So

ne-

ver

you

buck-

le

and

bend

to

the

mas-

ses

I'll

tend

to

the

flame

you

can

wor-

ship

the

ash-

es

Get

round

the

fire

with

a

glass

of

strong

ale

And

tell

us

a

sto-

ry

from

be-

yond

the

pale

Bu-

ry

some

seeds

and

ex-

pect

some

strong

bran-

ches

I'll

tend

to

the

flame

you

can

wor-

ship

the

ash-

es

Now

show

me

a

man

that

can

meet

all

his

needs

For

what

we

need

most

now

is

u-

ni-

ty's

seed:

A

com-

mon

old

song

for

all

creeds

and

all

clas-

ses

I'll

tend

to

the

flame

you

can

wor-

ship

the

ash-

es

I'll

tend

to

the

flame...

What

will

we

do

when

the

world

it

is

en-

ding

And

time

it

is

hal-

ted

for

friend

and

for

foe?

Try

to

hold

on

to

the

time

as

it

pas-

ses

I'll

tend

to

the

flame

you

can

wor-

ship

the

ash-

es

I'll

tend

to

the

flame

you

can

wor-

ship

the

ash-

es

I'll

tend

to

the

flame

you

can

wor-

ship

the

ash-

es