The sky was falling and streaked with blood, I heard you calling me,
Then you dissappeared into the dust,
Up the stairs, into the fire,
Up the stairs, into the fire,
I need your kiss, but love and duty called you someplace higher,
Somewhere up the stairs, into the fire
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love bring us love
You gave your love to see, in fields of red and autumn brown,
You gave your love to me and lay your young body down,
Up the stairs, into the fire,
Up the stairs, into the fire,
I need you near, but love and duty called you someplace higher,
Somewhere up the stairs, into the fire
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love bring us love
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love bring us love
It was dark, too dark to see, you held me in the light you gave,
You lay your hand on me then walked into the darkness of your smoky grave,
Up the stairs, into the fire,
Up the stairs, into the fire,
I need yor kiss, but love and duty called you someplace higher,
Somewhere up the stairs, into the fire
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love bring us love
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love bring us love
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love bring us love
May your love bring us love