In A Country Churchyard

in a country churchyard there's a preacher and the people

gathered all around to join a man and women

spring is here and turtle doves are singing from the steeple

bees are in the flowers growing in the graveyard

and over the hill

where the river meets the mill

a lovely girl is coming down to give her hand

upon her wedding day



dressed in simple white and wearing flowers in her hair

music as she slowly walks towards the alter

and picking up his bible then the preacher turns towards her

"will you take this man to be your wedded husband"

"to honour and love in the eyes of god above"

"now let the people sing with me these words

to live forever in your heart..."



Let your love shine on

for we are the stars in the sky

let your love shine strong

until the day you fly yeah,



many years have fallen on that golden country morning

the graveyard's overgrown, church lies in ruins

ivy on the walls and ravens wheeling round above me

as I made my way towards the last remaining headstone

I fell to my knees, read the lines beneath the leaves

and suddenly it came to me, I heard the words

like singing in the trees



Let your love shine on

for we are the stars in the sky

let your love shine strong

until the day you fly yeah



Let your love shine on

for we are the stars in the sky

let your love shine strong

until the day you fly away Until...you fly away