Dante's Prayer

 

When the dark wood fell before me 

And all the paths were overgrown 

When the priests of pride say 

there is no other way 

I tilled the sorrows of stone 

I did not believe because 

I could not see 

Though you came to me in the night 

When the dawn seemed forever lost 

You showed me your love 

in the light of the stars 

Cast your eyes on the ocean 

Cast your soul to the sea 

When the dark night seems endless 

Please remember me 

Then the mountain rose before me 

By the deep well of desire 

From the fountain of forgiveness 

Beyond the ice and fire 

Cast your eyes on the ocean 

Cast your soul to the sea 

When the dark night seems endless 

Please remember me 

Though we share this humble path, 

alone How fragile is the heart 

Oh give these clay feet wings to fly 

To touch the face of the stars 

Breathe life into this feeble heart 

Lift this mortal veil of fear 

Take these crumbled hopes, etched with tears 

We'll rise above these earthly cares 

Cast your eyes on the ocean 

Cast your soul to the sea 

When the dark night seems endless 

Please remember me 

Please remember me