I Dreamed a Dream

There was a time when men were kind
When their voices were soft
And their words inviting
There was a time when love was blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time
When it all went wrong

I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted

But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
And they turn your dream to shame

He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came

And still I dream he'll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather

I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.

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A Life Well Spent

Come, my brother, heed your Saviour
Come while there's light in your sky
Christ has called you, He will save you
Come to His bleeding side
While there's time

Do you see the light of a life well spent
Feel the power of courage met
In this life there will be trials and pain
There will be tears and shame
But there will be Jesus
With you day by day

Come, my sister, hear Him call you
Come see your Lord crucified
He has bought you, enter freely
Come and in Him abide
While there's time

Come, o people, night is falling
Now is your time to decide
Christ is holy, ever worthy
It was for you he died
In His time

Do you see the light of a life well spent
Feel the power of courage met
In this life there will be trials and pain
There will be tears and shame
But there will be Jesus
With you day by day
There will be Jesus
With you day by day
day by day
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Calon Lân

I ask not for ease and riches
Nor earth's jewels for my part
But I have the best of wishes
For a pure and honest heart.

Oh, pure heart so true and tender
Fairer than the lilies white
The pure heart alone can render
Songs of joy both day and night.

Should I cherish earthly treasure
It would fly on speedy wings
The pure heart a plenteous measure
Of true pleasure daily brings.

Oh, pure heart so true and tender
Fairer than the lilies white
The pure heart alone can render
Songs of joy both day and night.


Eve and morn my prayers ascending
To God's heaven on wings of song
Seek the joy that knows no ending
The pure heart that knows no wrong.

Oh, pure heart so true and tender
Fairer than the lilies white
The pure heart alone can render
Songs of joy both day and night.


Nid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus
Aur y byd na'i berlau mân
Gofyn rwyf am calon hapus
Calon onest, calon lân.

Calon lân yn llawn daioni
Tecach yw na'r lili dlos
Does ond calon lân all ganu
Canu'r dydd a chanu'r nos.

Pe dymunwn olud bydol
Chwim adenydd iddo sydd
Golud calon lân rinweddol
Yn dwyn bythol elw fydd.

Calon lân yn llawn daioni
Tecach yw na'r lili dlos
Does ond calon lân all ganu
Canu'r dydd a chanu'r nos.


Hwyr a bore fy nymuniad
Esgyn ar adenydd cân
Ar i Dduw, er mwyn fy Ngheidwad
Roddi imi galon lân.

Calon lân yn llawn daioni
Tecach yw na'r lili dlos
Does ond calon lân all ganu
Canu'r dydd a chanu'r nos.

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A Living Prayer

In this world I walk alone
With no place to call my own
But there's One who holds my hand
Through rugged road, through barren land

The way is dark, the path is steep
But He's become my eyes to see
He comforts me and bids me live
Inside the love the Father gives

In your arms I find relief
A haven from my unbelief
Take my life and let me be
A living prayer, my God, to thee

In these trials of life I find
Another voice inside my mind
He comforts me and bids me live
Inside the love my Father gives

In your arms I find relief
A haven from my unbelief
Take my life and let me be
A living prayer, my God, to thee

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