She sleeps in the daytime - Rolls over as life passes her by - She wakes in the night-time after the sun has slipped down below the horizon - And she cries; Where has the light gone? And she cries; Where has He gone? You see it's safer in the night-time - No one can see the scars on her face - Still she dreams of the White Knight, but she thinks He's gone, she thinks He's gone away - Oh Zion, why are you crying? Oh Zion, why are you crying? Wake up Zion, Open your eyes, I have been waiting, I have been longing - Wake up Zion, Open your eyes, I have been waiting to hold you close again - I remember how you shine, I remember how you shine, just like a shooting star streaking across the night
I remember how you shine, Wake up, wake - She dreams of His coming, She dreams of the day, when she is lifted up, when she is swept away - Her Knight will come to her - Over the mountains, her Knight will come to stay - He'll take every lie, He'll break every chain, He will reach into the dark to pull her back to the day - Wake up Zion, wake up Zion, today is the day - Wake up Zion, Beautiful one, I have been waiting, I have been longing – Cause I remember how you shine, just like a shooting star - Wake up, wake up, wake - Wake up Zion, beautiful one, I have been waiting, I have been longing - Wake up Zion, wake up Zion, wake up, today is your day

 

(Written by Paul Lafrance and Joshua Fletcher) (Artwork by Joy Kenney)

 

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