Lyrics & Music by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
May you ever grow in our hearts.
You were the grace that placed yourself
Where lives were torn apart.
You called out to our country,
And you whispered to those in pain.
Now, you belong to heaven,
And the stars spell out your name.
And, it seems to me, you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind.
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in.
And your footsteps will always fall here,
Along England's greenest hills.
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will.
Loveliness we've lost.
These empty days without your smile.
The torch we'll always carry,
For our nation's golden child.
And even though we try,
The truth brings us to tears.
All our words cannot express
The joy you've brought us through the years.
And, it seems to me, you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind.
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in.
And your footsteps will always fall here,
Along England's greenest hills.
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will.
Goodbye, England's Rose
May you ever grow in our hearts.
You were the grace that placed yourself
Where lives were torn apart.
Goodbye, England's Rose
From a country lost without your soul.
We'll miss the wings of your compassion
More than you will ever know.
And, it seems to me, you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind.
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in.
And your footsteps will always fall here,
Along England's greenest hills.
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will."
Lyrics by Cecil Spring-Rice
Music from Thaxted by Gustav Holst
All earthly things above,
Entire and whole and perfect,
The service of my love.
The love that asks no question,
The love that stands the test.,
That lays upon the altar
The dearest and the best,
The love that never falters,
The love that pays the price,
The love that makes undaunted,
The final sacrifice.
And, there's another country,
I've heard of long ago,
Most dear to them who love her,
Most great to them that know,
We may not count her armies,
We may not see her King,
Her fortress is a faithful heart,
Her pride is suffering,
And soul by soul and silently
Her shining bounds increase,
And her ways are ways of gentleness,
And all her paths are peace."
Music & Lyrics by Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar
To never have sunlight on your face.
You were content to let me shine,
That's your way.
You always walked a step behind.
So, I was the one with all the glory,
While you were the one with all the strain.
A beautiful face without a name for so long,
A beautiful smile to hide the pain.
Did you ever know that you're my hero?
And everything I'd like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
For you are the wind beneath my wings.
It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
But, I've got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know I know the truth,
Of course, I know it.
I would be nothing without you.
Did you ever know that you're my hero?
And everything I'd like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
For you are the wind beneath my wings.
Did I ever tell you that you're my hero?
You're everything, everything I wish I could be.
Oh, and I, I could fly higher than an eagle,
For you are the wind beneath my wings.
Oh, the wind beneath my wings.
You, you, you,
You are the wind beneath my wings.
Fly, fly, fly away.
You let me fly so high.
Oh, you, you, you,
The wind beneath my wings.
Oh, you, you, you,
The wind beneath my wings.
Fly, fly, fly,
High against the sky.
So high, I almost touch the sky.
Thank you, thank you,
Thank God for you.
The wind beneath my wings."
