Lyrics JOHN EDMOND - The Candle That Burns

The sands of the desert were cruel and stark
They burn in the day and they chill in the dark
On that vast battleground on the eve of the fight
The candle that burns inspired them that night

Thge brine of the ocean was freezing and cold
The boys became men, and the men became bold
But they died just the same in the damp and the wet
The candle that burns will not let us forget

The candle that burns in the chappel will be
Left to burn where it stands in a world that is free
Do not cry little one for no one will take
The candle that burns on your first birthday cake

The sky was not meant to be shattered that way
With shells that exploded the night into day
And each time they returned on a wing and a prayer
The candle that burns was a welcoming there

The beaches remain and the red poppy blooms
The sands they have shifted and covered the tombs
Of the boys resting there in the earth and the sea
The candle that burns is to their memory

The candle that burns in the chappel will be
Left to burn where it stands in a world that is free
Do not cry little one for no one will take
The candle that burns on your first birthday cake