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October 2014 - Feature Campfire - Halloween
June 2014 - Feature Campfire - Pioneers
May 2014 - Feature Campfire - Garden of Life
April 2014 - Feature Campfire - Fairy Tales ... Dreams Really Do Come True!
March 2014 - Feature Campfire - Irish and Everything Green!
February 2014 - Feature - A Thinking Day Celebration - Together We Change the World
January 2014 - Feature Campfire - Sing, Sing A Song!
December 2013 - Feature Campfire - My Favorite Holiday Friends
November 2013 - Feature Campfire - Lest We Forget
October 2013 - Feature Campfire - I'm Thankful
September 2013 - Feature Campfire - Getting to Know You
June 2013 - Feature Campfire - Summer Fun!
May 2013 - Feature Campfire - As We Hike Along
April 2013 - Feature Campfire - Earth Day
March 2013 - Feature Campfire - We Can Make a Difference - Celebrating International Women's Day
February 2013 - Feature Campfire - The Klondike Gold Rush
January 2013 - Three Cheers for 100 Years - Happy Birthday Alberta Girl Guides
December 2012 - Feature Campfire - My Christmas Wish
November 2012 - Feature Campfire - Let There Be Peace On Earth
October 2012 - Feature Campfire - Autumn Is My Favorite Season
September 2012 - Feature Campfire - Make New Friends
SURPRISE! June 2012 Feature Campfire - The Olympics, One World, One Dream
May 2012 - Feature Campfire - Camping Adventures
April 2012 - Feature Campfire - April Showers Bring May Flowers
March 2012 - Feature Campfire - Soar Like An Eagle - Celebrating Native Culture!
February 2012 - Feature Campfire - A Garden of Friendship and Love
January 2012 - Feature Campfire - A Winter Night's Dream!
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1.  Camp Closing Guides Own. 1

2.  Dream, Imagine and We Can Make a Difference. 2

3.  Listen to the Earth. 4

4.  Treat the Earth, and Everything that lives on it, with Respect. 5

5.  With My Sisters. 8

 

 

 

Song - Quietly

 

Quietly in the morning,

Quietly when dawn is near,

Quietly in the sunrise,

Quietly God is there.

 

Chorus:       Listen for God in quietness,

Listen and you may hear, 

Listen for God in stillness,

Listen for God is there. 

 

Quietly in the autumn,

Quietly when leaves fall down,

Quietly in this colorful world,

Quietly God is there.

 

 

A poet telling the story of a blind ploughman ends with these words:

 

“. . . God, who took away my eyes, That my soul might see.”

 

The ploughman had discovered a lot of things he had never known before when he had had his eyesight.

 

What have you discovered this weekend at Campfire Magic because you have eyes to see and ears to hear some of our God’s beauty in nature, in music?

 

·         Did you watch the sunrise or set, and see the tremendous  

          harmony of color flooding the sky?

 

·         Did you lay on your back on the ground and watch billowy

          white clouds floating by in a deep blue sky?

 

·         Did you hear the strange calls of unknown birds, or the

          chatter of chipmunks, or did you examine the waxy petals of

          some unusual flower deep in the bush?

 

·         Besides getting along with others at camp, besides being

          friendly and considerate and unselfish, did you get the most

          out of camp, were you alert to see and hear all that nature

          and the people who were here with you had to offer.

 

There are a lot of people with eyes wide open who are still “blind” to beauty.  We will enjoy the beauties of nature more if we keep our eyes open.  Every bird, every flower, every blade of grass can speak to us of our God’s care and love.

 

It’s all magical…..how much did your soul see, hear?

 

What has been your most magical experience at this weekend’s Camp?

 

 

Camp Closing - Mosquito

 

M is for the memories we shared - the memories of camp.
O is for the opportunities we have to grow together, to learn new skills, and to share fellowship.
S is for the super things we have done here and the super people we have met and made our friends.
Q is for the quiet times we experience together times to reflect and give thanks.
U is for the ultimate peacefulness of the outdoors.
I is for the inspiration we receive from nature and from our friends.
T is for the terrific leaders who have been with us at camp.
O is for "On with the Show!"
Put them all together, and what do you have

MOSQUITO!

 

 

Song - Being a Guide With You

 

We'll have a good time, singing a song,

Learning new things as we travel along.

Well it's such a lot of fun being a Guide with you.

 

Make some good friends, try something new,

I'm doing new things I never thought I could do

And it's such a lot of fun being a Guide with you.

 

Being a Guide means being a friend,

Working together until the day's end,

Laughing along, singing a song, sharing a dream or two.


The future is ours; it's just round the bend

I know I'm prepared and I've got a friend

And it's such a lot of fun being a Guide with you.


Being a Guide means lending a hand

And being a Guide means taking a stand.

Spreading goodwill all over the land.

Making our dreams come true.

 

I'm singing it loud, I'm singing it clear,

'Cause I've got a message I want you to hear

And it's such a lot of fun being a Guide with you

Oh yeah, being a Guide:

Well it's ever so much fun being a Guide with you.

 

 

 

 

Leader - How long have women been active in science? The answer is -- as long as we have been human. One of the defining marks of humanity is our ability to affect and predict our environment. Science - the creation of structure for our world - technology - the use of structure in our world - and mathematics - the common language of structure - all have been part of our human progress, through every step of our path to the present. Women have researched and solved each merging need.

 

Are we MAD ABOUT SCIENCE?  How many of us will be a member of the Scientific World?  Have we ignited some sparks within each of you this weekend?

 

 

Reader 1 - Thought 1 - “Imagination is the beginning of creation.  You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.” – George Bernard Shaw

 

 

Reader 2 - Thought 2 - “There is nothing in the world more powerful than an idea.  No weapon can destroy it; no power can conquer it, except the power of another idea.”  - Anonymous

There is nothing we can’t do especially when we set our minds to it.  And the field of science opens so many doors for us to explore.

 

 

Song - Yes, She Can  (Tune:  She’ll be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain)

 

Can a women fly an airplane?  Yes she can, yes she can.

Can a women build a building?  Yes she can, yes she can.

Can a women fight a fire?

Can a women change a tire?

Can a women lead a choir?  Yes she can, yes she can!

 

Can a woman be a lawyer?  Yes she can, yes she can.

Can a woman fix an engine?  Yes she can, yes she can.

Can a woman be a drummer? 

Can a women be a plumber?

Can she play ball in the summer?  Yes she can, yes she can!                       


Can a woman be a doctor?  Yes she can, yes she can.

Can a woman drive a tractor?  Yes she can, yes she can.

Can a woman lead a nation?

Can she run a TV station?

Can she head a corporation?  Yes she can, yes she can!

 

Just you wait until we’re older, then you’ll see

We’ll be women in tomorrow’s history.

As we grow up through the years

We can sing out loud and clear.

Can we start the process here?

Yes we can!  Yes we can!

 

Sharing

 

What did you like best about our MAD ABOUT SCIENCE

WEEKEND?  What field of science did you like best?

 

Did you have a special friend or did someone do something nice for

you that you would like to share with everyone?  

 

 

Thought 3 – Climb Till Your Dreams Come True 

 

Reader 3 – Often your tasks will be many and more than you think

                  you can do.  Often the road will be rugged and the hills

                  insurmountable too.         

 

Reader 4 – But always remember, the hills ahead are never as

                  steep as they seem and with faith in your heart start

                  upward and climb till you reach your dream.

 

Reader 5 – For nothing in life that is worthy is ever too hard to

                  achieve, if you have the courage to try it and you have

                  the faith to believe.

 

Reader 6 – For faith is a force that is greater than knowledge or

                  power or skill and many defects turn to triumph if you

                  trust in our Creator’s wisdom and will.

 

Reader 7 – For faith is a mover of mountains, there’s nothing that

                  our Creator cannot do.  So start out today with faith in

                  your heart and climb till your dreams come true.

                 

                  - Helen Steiner Rice

 

 

Thought 4 – Talents

 

Reader 8 – Use what talents you possess.  The woods would be

                  very silent if no birds sang except those who sang

                  best.         

              

Reader 9 - Final Thought - The future belongs to those who

                  believe in the beauty of their dreams

                 – Eleanor Rossevelt

 

 

Song - We Can Make a Difference

 

I can make a difference, yes I can;

I can be a friend and lend a hand;

I can make a choice and take a stand,

And I can change the world!  Oh,

 

I can make a difference; yes I can;

I can be a friend and lend a hand;

I can make a choice to take a stand,

And I can change the world!

 

You can make a difference, yes it’s true;

You can choose the things you say and do;

You can help the earth and people too,

And you can change the world!  Oh,

 

You can make a difference, yes it’s true;

You can choose the things you say and do;

You can help the earth and people too,

And you can change the world.

 

We can make a difference if we try;

We can work together, you and I;

We can do our part so by and by

We can change the world!  Oh,

 

We can make a difference if we try;

We can work together, you and I;

We can do our part so by and by

We can change the world!  Oh,

 

We can change it;

Yes, we can change it;

We can change the world!

YES WE CAN!

 

 

 

 

Song - Listen to the Earth – (4-Part Round)

 

Listen to the Earth; it’s singing to me.

Hear all nature’s harmony.

Waterfalls and raindrops,

Wind and sea

Sing the song of the Earth to me.

 

 

I Light Up the Day

 

I eat from the dish of the world

Trees, fields, flowers

I drink from the glass of space

Blue sea, sky

I pour the sky over me

In blue showers

Look!  I light up the day with my eyes.

 

 

God Gave Me Eyes

 

God gave me eyes that I might see

The wonder of a blossoming tree,

My mother’s face, a storybook

And how the various creatures look.

 

God gave me ears that I might hear

The laugh of brooklets ringing clear,

My kitten’s purr, a violin and Mother,

When she calls me in.

 

God gave me a nose that I might learn

The perfume of each flower in turn,

Of fragrant foods prepared to eat,

The dusty smell of new cut wheat.

 

God gave me a tongue that I might know

The flavor of all fruits that grow

The taste of honey from the bee

And the good things Mother cook for me.

 

God gave me a sense of touch that I might

Do my work, feel wind pass by,

Might know the sun’s caressing heat

And dust roads beneath my feet.

 

I thank You, God, for making me

So that I hear and feel and see;

And since these dear gifts come from You –

I’ll use them as You’d want me to.

 

 

Song - Morning Has Broken

 

Morning has broken like the first morning,

Blackbird has spoken like the first bird.

Praise for the singing, Praise for the morning,

Praise for them, springing fresh from the word.

 

Sweet the rain’s new fall, sunlit from heaven,

Like the first dew fall on the first grass.

Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden, 

Sprung in completeness where God’s feet pass.

 

Mine is the sunlight, Mine is the morning,

Born of the one light Eden saw play.

Praise with elation, Praise every morning,

God’s recreation of the new day.

 

Morning has broken like the first morning,

Blackbird has spoken like the first bird.

Praise for the singing, Praise for the morning,

Praise for them, springing fresh from the word.

 

 

God and Beauty – Discussion and Sharing

 

A poet telling the story of a blind ploughman, ends with these words:

 

“. . . God, who took away my eyes, That my soul might see.”

 

The ploughman had discovered a lot of things he had never known before when he had had his eyesight.

 

Have you discovered anything this weekend in camp in the past few days because you have eyes to see and ears to hear some of God’s beauty in nature?  Have you watched the sunrise or set, and see the tremendous harmony of color flooding the sky?  Have you lain on your back on the ground and watched billowy white clouds floating by in a deep blue sky?  Have you heard the strange calls of unknown birds, or the chatter of chipmunks, or have you examined the waxy petals of some unusual flower deep in the bush?

Besides getting along with others in camp, besides being friendly and considerate and unselfish, if you want to get the most out of camp, you will have be alert to see and hear all that nature has to offer.  There are a lot of people with eyes wide open who are still “blind” to beauty.

 

We will enjoy the beauties of nature more if we keep our eyes open.  Every bird, every flower, every blade of grass can speak to us of God’s care and love.

 

 

Great Spirit Make Me

 

O Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the winds,

Whose breath gives life to the world, hear me.

I am small and weak.

I need your strength and your wisdom.

May I walk in beauty.

Make my eyes ever hold the red and purple sunset. 

May my hands respect the things you have made

And my ears sharp to hear your voice.

Make me wise so that I may know the things you

Have taught your children,

The lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock.

Make me strong not to be superior to my sisters

But to be able to fight my greatest enemy . . . myself.

Make me ever ready to come to you

With straight eyes,

So that when life fades as the fading sunset,

My spirit will come to you without shame.

 

-      Translated from the Sioux

 

 

May the peace of the forest, the song of the birds,

The inspiration of the hills, the warmth of the sun,

The strength of the trees, the fragrance of the flowers,

The joy of the wind, the calm of the lake,

In all of which is the creator of all good things,

Be in your hearts today and always.

 

-      Alan MacFarlan

 

 

Song – Walk Around

 

Rivers that sparkle and rush along free, 

Forests so tall and green.

Dressed in her finery Canada fair,

None are as lucky as we.

  

Chorus:           Ahhhhhh, Walk around, look around,

                        Take the time to say:

                        How lucky I am that I live in this land

                        Of Canada today.

 

All kinds of people from faraway lands

Blended into one.

Customs and cultures we’re willing to share

As true Canadians.

 

Pioneers suffered to settle this land;

The New World was its name.

Fairness and freedom they wanted for all,

Let’s live us to what they claim.

 

Miles of highway are ours to explore,

An every changing view;

Four different seasons we know and enjoy,

Whether rich we be or poor.

 

 

 

 

Song - Listen to the Earth – (4-Part Round)

 

Listen to the Earth; it’s singing to me.

Hear all nature’s harmony.

Waterfalls and raindrops, wind and sea 

Sing the song of the Earth to me.

 

 

Sharing of the Medicine Spirit Stones

 

Inspired by the native hieroglyphic art, these stones retain healing properties and spiritual qualities.  The bearer of the stone can use its positive energies to create a balance in their own lives.

 

 

Reading - The Ten Commandments

 

1.      Treat the Earth, and Everything that lives on it, with Respect

2.      Remain Close to the Great Spirit

3.      Always remember to give Thanks

4.      Show Great Respect for our Fellow Beings

5.      Work Together for the Benefit of All Mankind

6.      Do what we Know is Right

7.      Look after the Well-Being of our Body, Mind and Spirit

8.      Dedicate a Share of our efforts for the Greater Good

9.      Be Truthful and Honest in All Things

10.    Take Responsibility for our Actions

 

 

Reading

 

As I walk, as I walk
The universe is walking with me
In beauty it walks before me
In beauty it walks behind me
In beauty it walks below me
In beauty it walks above me
Beauty is on every side
As I walk, I walk with Beauty.

 

-          Traditional Navajo Prayer

 

 

Reading

 

How can we buy the sky?" Chief Seattle began.
"How can you own the wind?
Every part of this earth is sacred.

Every pine needle.

Every sandy shore.
Every mist in the dark woods.
We are part of the earth and the earth is part of us.
The air is precious.

It shares its spirit with all the life it supports.
The wind that gave me my first breath also received my last sigh.
This we know: the earth does not belong to us.

We belong to the earth.
The earth is our mother.

What befalls the earth befalls all the son daughters of the earth.
All things are connected like the blood that unites us.
We did not weave the web of life.

We are merely a strand in it.
Wherever we do to the web, we do to ourselves"

      

-          Chief Seattle

 

 

Reading - Wearer of the Magic Moccasins – C.C.A. Magazine April 1958

 

An Indian Legend whose charm and philosophy are transposed to our own way of living, in a way campers can easily grasp.

 

Moccasins are the shoes of the bush and the canoe, the shoes of the forest children.

 

Those who wear moccasins go about quietly, disturbing little, allowing the wearer to see and to hear all about him, unafraid.

 

Those who come to wear the Magic Moccasins, get to know the secret places, hear the unfamiliar sounds, the feel of new things, the smell and taste of the unusual.

 

The Magic Moccasins take you to all the varied loveliness of living things which God has created in this, your homeland.

 

The Magic Moccasins will carry you along through lakes and streams, lines with the many shades of the green of trees; decorated along the edges with flaming cardinal flowers, iris, and purple joepie weed; covered with yellow and white water lilies.

The Magic Moccasins will carry you to the highest places, where you can look to the far horizon; to the very edge of the dome of the cloudless sky; where you can look down into the echoing valleys and into the shadow less blue of deep water.

 

The Wearers will come to know the busy ways of the beaver, the slow, uncaring way of the porky, the stately way of the skunk, the inquisitive, noisy manners of the raccoon, the scurrying, chattering way of the squirrels and chipmunks.  Like Hiawatha, you will come to call all manner of living creatures, Brother!

If you put on these Magic Moccasins, you will find the cool valleys, where the light-footed deer stand among small birches and massive basswoods; and the hot, bare hillsides, where the ant-tunneled stumps linger, showing the marks of the hungry bear.

 

Hear at camp, we would want you to become the Wearers of the Magic Moccasins, so that you can romp joyously through the days, aware of all the living world about you, pausing to marvel at the beauty and the wonder and the liveliness of it all.

 

Be ye Wearers of the Magic Moccasins in the bush-land of your homeland in these, the Moons of wintertime!

 

 

Song - Walk Around

 

Rivers that sparkle and rush along free, 

Forests so tall and green.

Dressed in her finery Canada fair,

None are as lucky as we.

 

Chorus:           Ahhhhhh, Walk around, look around,

                        Take the time to say:

                        How lucky I am that I live in this land

                        Of Canada today.

 

All kinds of people from faraway lands

Blended into one.

Customs and cultures we’re willing to share

As true Canadians.

 

Pioneers suffered to settle this land;

The New World was its name.

Fairness and freedom they wanted for all,

Let’s live us to what they claim.

 

Miles of highway are ours to explore,

An every changing view;

Four different seasons we know and enjoy,

Whether rich we be or poor.

 

 

You are all children of the forest, great creations of the Creator.

Let’s each take the opportunity to express what we are truly thankful for this weekend.

(Group Sharing – go around the circle)

 

 

Reading - Oh Great Spirit

 

Whose voice I hear in the wind,
Whose breath gives life to the world,
Hear me!
I come to you as one of your many children.
I am small and weak.
I need your strength and wisdom.
May I walk in beauty.
Make my eyes behold the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things that you have made,
And my ears sharp to hear your voice.
Make me wise so that I may know the things
That you have taught your children--
The lessons that you have hidden in every leaf and rock.
Make me strong, not to be superior to my brothers, but to be
able to fight my greatest enemy: myself.
Make me ever ready to come to you with straight eyes, so that
When life fades as the faded sunset
My spirit will come to you without shame.

 

-          John Yellow Lark

 

 

Reading 6 – Ute Prayer

 

Earth Teach Me to Remember 

Earth teach me stillness

As the grasses are stilled with light.

Earth teach me suffering

As old stones suffer with memory.

Earth teach me humility

As blossoms are humble with beginning.

Earth teach me caring

As the mother who secures her young.

Earth teach me courage

As the tree which stands alone.

Earth teach me limitation

As the ant which crawls on the ground.

Earth teach me freedom

As the eagle which soars in the sky.

Earth teach me resignation

As the leaves which die in the fall.

Earth teach me regeneration

As the seed which rises in the spring.

Earth teach me to forget myself

As melted snow forgets its life.

Earth teach me to remember kindness

As dry fields weep in the rain.

 

 

Song - Like the Eagle

 

Born in the mountains, the wind blowing free;

Given by nature the wisdom to see,

Power to heal, and the strength to command;

Child of our native land.

 

Chorus:           Like the eagle, be strong, 

                        Like the eagle, see far,

                        Like the eagle live long.

                        When we come together in harmony,

                        Like the eagle, we’ll be strong and free.    

   

Circling and wheeling and climbing the sky;

Looking at life with a far seeing eye,

Searching and seeking and finding it there;

Spirit of Earth and Air.

 

One sky above us and one earth below;

Life all around us in things that we know.

Nothing to shadow the light of the sun;

Everywhere, we are one.

 

 

 

 

Opening

 

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.  (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

 

 

Song - Being a Guide With You

 

We'll have a good time, singing a song,                                                       

Learning new things as we travel along.

Well it's such a lot of fun being a Guide with you.


Make some good friends, try something new,

I'm doing new things I never thought I could do

And it's such a lot of fun being a Guide with you.


Being a Guide means being a friend,

Working together until the day's end,

Laughing along, singing a song, sharing a dream or two.


The future is ours; it's just round the bend

I know I'm prepared and I've got a friend

And it's such a lot of fun being a Guide with you.


Being a Guide means lending a hand

And being a Guide means taking a stand.

Spreading goodwill all over the land.

Making our dreams come true.


I'm singing it loud, I'm singing it clear,

'Cause I've got a message I want you to hear

And it's such a lot of fun being a Guide with you

Oh yeah, being a Guide:

Well it's ever so much fun being a Guide with you.

 

 

Poem

 

Together we stand strong able to meet each day.

It is true, though that each left to herself will find it easy to sway.

Let us look at the tree which stands strong in the face of wind and rain.

Because each part of the tree does its part that tree can stand under strain.

The leaf on the tree depends upon the twig which connects it to the branch of the tree.

The twig is dependent upon the branch and branch is supported by the trunk; it is that way with you and with me.

 

The trunk needs the roots and the roots need the soil for nutrients to sustain the trees growth through good times and bad.

With all of these working with each other this is the secret to sustaining life and without this teamwork the outcome would be eternally sad.

 

Keep in mind that the leaf depends upon the twig and each part of the growing tree.  But each of these depends upon the leaf for without the air they could not be.

 

If we stand and work for each other it is good for each has something to give.  This is how life on Earth is sustained and part of our reason to live.

 

 

Song - Sister, Sister

 

Sister, sister walk with me

I’ll walk with you if you’ll walk with me

I’ll walk with you if you’ll walk with me

Sister won’t you walk won’t you walk with me.

 

Sister, sister sing with me

I’ll sing with you if you’ll sing with me

I’ll sing with you if you’ll sing with me

Sister won’t you sing won’t you sing with me.

 

Sister, sister camp with me

I’ll camp with you if you’ll camp with me

I’ll camp with you if you’ll camp with me

Sister won’t you camp won’t you camp with me.

 

Sister, sister remember me

I’ll remember you if you’ll remember me

I’ll remember you if you’ll remember me

Sister don’t forget don’t you forget me.

 

 

The Art of Giving (Wilfred A. Peterson)

 

We give of ourselves when we give gifts of the heart:

Love, kindness, joy, understanding, sympathy, tolerance, forgiveness.

 

We give of ourselves when we give gifts of the mind:
Ideas, dreams, purposes, ideals, principles, plans, projects, poetry.

 

We give of ourselves when we give gifts of the spirit: Prayer, vision, beauty, aspiration, peace, faith.

 

We give of ourselves when we give the gift of words: Encouragement, inspiration, guidance.

 

Emerson said it well:
"Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts.
The only true gift is a portion of thyself."

 

 

The Story of Two Very Different Sisters (Laurel Atherton)

 

One is here, one lives there. One is a little taller than the other. Two different colors of hair, two different outlooks on life, two very different views from their windows. Both have different tomorrows ahead. Each is unique in so many ways. Each has her own story, with all the busy things going on in the present. Each has a separate destination and a distinctly different path to get there. But...

For all the things that might be different and unique about them... these two sisters will always share so much. They will always be the best of family and friends, entwined together, through all the days of their lives. Their love will always be very special: gentle and joyful when it can be, strong and giving when it needs to be, reminding them, no matter how different their stories turn out... they share the incredibly precious gift of being "sisters." And when you think of some of the best things this world has to offer, a blessing like that is really... what it's all about.

  

 

This little Guiding light of mine

I'm gonna let it shine

This little Guiding light of mine

I'm gonna let it shine

This little Guiding light of mine

I'm gonna let it shine

Let it shine, all the time, let it shine

 

Hide it under a bushel, oh, no

I'm gonna let it shine

Hide it under a bushel, oh, no

I'm gonna let it shine

Hide it under a bushel, oh, no

I'm gonna let it shine

Let it shine, all the time, let it shine

 

Take my little light round the world

I'm gonna let it shine

Take my little light round the world

I'm gonna let it shine

Take my little light round the world

I'm gonna let it shine

Let it shine, all the time, let it shine

 

Don't you blow my little light out

I'm gonna let it shine

Don't you blow my little light out

I'm gonna let it shine

Don't you blow my little light out

I'm gonna let it shine

Let it shine, all the time, let it shine

 

Praise and Thanksgiving