Shining, in the Gathering Light | “Holy Darkness” by Dan Schutte

HDS Choir with Xavier Sayeed, MTS I, guitar and bass

Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life.

The full video recording of Seasons of Light 2020 can be found on the HDS YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVuYb9d7tCc&t=587s

TRANSCRIPT:

Refrain:

Holy darkness, blessed night,

heaven’s answer, hidden from our sight.

As we await you, O God of silence,

we embrace your holy night.

I have tried you in fires of affliction;

I have taught your soul to grieve.

In the barren soil of your loneliness,

there I will plant my seed. Refrain.

I have taught you the price of compassion;

you have stood before the grave.

Though my love can seem like a raging storm,

this is the love that saves. Refrain.

In your deepest hour of darkness

I will give you wealth untold.

When the silence stills your spirit,

will my riches fill your soul. Refrain.