Everybody Sing, the Storm Is Passing Through

Lyrics

The siren sounds, the shutters close,
the harbour boats are tied up tight.
We gather in the community hall
with flasks of tea and one dim light.
The wind is shouting at the door,
but we have voices of our own,
and twelve of us begin to hum
a tune that makes this place a home.

Louder than the weather,
closer than the sea,
we link our arms together,
and we sing it, you and me.

Everybody sing, the storm is passing through,
every voice a lantern, every hand a hand for you.
Let the rafters shake with harmony,
let the thunder learn the tune.
Everybody sing, the storm is passing through,
and the morning's coming soon.

The children lead the second verse,
the grandmothers keep the beat.
A baker passes out warm buns,
the caretaker taps his feet.
The roof may rattle, rain may pour,
but no one here is on their own,
and every note we lift up high
is a stone to build a shore.

Louder than the weather,
closer than the sea,
we link our arms together,
and we sing it, you and me.

Everybody sing, the storm is passing through,
every voice a lantern, every hand a hand for you.
Let the rafters shake with harmony,
let the thunder learn the tune.
Everybody sing, the storm is passing through,
and the morning's coming soon.

Hush now, hush now, hear the wind grow thin,
a seam of silver light is breaking in.
Hold the last note, hold it, one more breath,
we have sung our way through the night.

Everybody sing, the storm is passing through,
every voice a lantern, every hand a hand for you.
Let the rafters shake with harmony,
let the thunder learn the tune.
Everybody sing, the storm is passing through,
and the morning's coming soon.

Everybody sing,
the morning's coming soon.