Hope Dies Last

When the winds whip the barricades
 And day has turned to night
 The storm beats down the shelters of the poor
 When the thunder is upon us
 And we search in vain for light
 And fear pounds her fist on every door
 As the water rises
 Our hearts are filled with fright
 Still we seek the sight on yonder shore
 Hope dies last
 It is the flame that feeds the fire
 Hope dies last
 It is the dream that drives us higher
 We revive
 We remember
 We're not the first, not the last
 Ever holding fast
 Hope dies last
 David met Goliath
 On the battlefield that day
 Armed with hope, smooth and hard as a stone
 Moses faced the pharaoh
 And led the children all away
 Until he ascended to the mountain top alone
 Still we wander in the wilderness
 Searching for a way
 But to find that we were never far from home
 Hope dies last
 It is the flame that feeds the fire
 Hope dies last
 It is the dream that drives us higher
 We revive
 We remember
 Not the first, not the last
 Ever holding fast
 Hope dies last
 It is the cool breeze in the mineshaft
 The shipwrecked sailor's dream
 Message in a bottle
 We are more than we seem
 Hope dies last
 Every seed we lay to rest
 Every promise that's foretold
 Every prayer that we offer up on high
 Every ship we point to harbor
 Every hand we reach to hold
 Every lonely voice that dares to question why
 Every child we bring to birth
 Every vision we unfold
 Every dream that keeps us reaching for the sky
 Hope dies last
 It is the flame that feeds the fire
 Hope dies last
 It is the dream that drives us higher
 We revive
 We remember
 Not the first, not the last
 Ever holding fast
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 Hope dies last