TAPESTRY OF LIGHT
3:29
Lyrics & Music by Amanda Udis-Kessler ©1988, 1993, 2004

A song used since 1988 in same-sex holy unions and commitment ceremonies.

Click here to listen


All our lives we've been taught the way to feel, the way to care.
If that's not the way we are, we're told we're wrong
But we celebrate today the fact that love will find a way
Past the barriers of ignorance and hate, for love is strong.

The state decrees are missing but this union can't be broken.
Today we live in thankfulness that love itself has spoken.
The bond that you've created here let no one put asunder
As you live your lives in peace with hope and love and wonder. (chorus)

All the work that you've put in has not been wasted or lost.
You have built a base of strength on which to grow.
There are always those who say that you can't do what you have done.
Let this moment be your testament, and let the doubters know:

Chorus

Bless this house and all assembled here.
Love, keep this couple in your sight.
May the threads of their lives tangled
Weave a tapestry of light, a tapestry of light.

All the days that lie ahead will show the meaning of your bond.
We are here for you, whatever you may need.
Keep your home a place of joy. Keep your hearts a place of rest.
Let your love shine through each thought and word and deed.

Chorus

 

Return to Into the Gray home