Witness to the Night

I give witness to the night Which gives witness to the moon Which gives witness to the light Casting shadows in the tomb

And the reflections of your face So you can see yourself Witnessing you exist in space Like everyone else

Giving witness to what is Still we can't see everything Like radio waves What else invisible can sing?

Giving witness to the chance There is so much more A clandestine romance A formless form

I give witness to this sound When I sing along 'Cause even one voice in a crowd Can say we all belong

And witness to a hope An animating hold Of stories that don't end And creation that unfolds

Giving witness to the dust As everything along the ground Gives witness to what's up What once was from the clouds

It's the witness of gravity And the mysteries that keep us close We never can escape All our deepest hopes

Even that which fails Gives witness to the trying And witness to the wanting And witness to the night