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  • Transcription is exactly "When we are victims of unharnessed hate,</br>
    ambushed by evil invading our space,</br>
    threat'ning the values that we all embrace</br>
    Your light rekindles loving grace.</br>
    </br>
    Shine through our tears and make rainbows appear; appear;</br>
    shine through our tears (through our tears) and make rainbows appear.</br>
    </br>
    When, with no warning, such tumult we see;</br>
    gunshots and panic and nowhere to flea;</br>
    such terror and hatred engulf lives in hell</br>
    Your light can break the devil's spell.</br>
    </br>
    Shine through our tears and make rainbows appear; appear;</br>
    shine through our tears (through our tears) and make rainbows appear.</br>
    </br>
    When in this dreadfulness the innocent die;</br>
    snatched from their families without a goodbye;</br>
    grieving and emptiness encumber our souls</br>
    Your light's the love that will console.</br>
    </br>
    Shine, Lord shine through our tears, (through our tears) and make rainbows appear;</br>
    Shine, Lord shine through our tears, (through our tears) and make rainbows appear.</br>Shine, shine, shine, shine.</br>
    Shine through our tears; shine through our tears.</br>
    Oh, Lord, shine through out tears and make rainbows appear, rainbows appear."

Ms2008-020_DarlingEdwin_sound_2007.wav
Song written by E. E. Darling and arranged by Tom Merriman in response to the April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech.

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