"Starlight through Woven Branches" lyrics and music by Benjamin Newman /: G - D - / C - G D :/ Through the years that we have dwelt here We have called these lands our own We have known a kind of shelter Safe within our halls of stone / G - C - / - - Em D / C D Em - - - / C D G - - - / But we know we only sojourn In this world of branches woven And another destiny is ours... Through these branches we can see the stars All green growing, we will cherish There is beauty here in earth In this world, where all things perish We build lives of lasting worth Yet the stars' unchanging burning Fills our hearts with endless yearning For a light beyond these times and lands... Stars set in their courses by Your hands Know, then, that we still remember Through our exile here afar You have been our only shelter Your love shines in every star Here beneath the woven branches Of this world of change and chances Knowing, in each promise You fulfill... We are dwelling in Your presence still