Be Brave Love Be Strong Susan McKeown My mother prayed to the soul of a man Who had the marks of Jesus in his hands Put her faith in things not of this world I made the sign I beat my breast I put my faith in the pure and the blessed Turned my back when I lost her This is a song for you my friend You gave me back my faith again When you spoke you broke some spell I knew when this was begun This river of rage and fury must run But deep down remember the darkness ends Seven stars wheel above me Seven souls who have loved me Hope the way that I love you Is the way you need Be brave, love, be strong The best is yet to come Be brave, love, be strong The best is yet to come Never thought we would lose our way See all this beauty fade away Lose sight of the world entire No change can come without a price A small exacting sacrifice Then once more we'll see the stars And the world, how it sparkless how it shines Will come back, it all comes around in time And I would come again my love If it were a million miles