Light one candle for the Maccabee children Give thanks that their light didn't die Light one candle for the pain they endured When their right to exist was denied Light one candle for the terrible sacrifice Justice and freedom demand And light one candle for the wisdom to know When the peacemaker's time is at hand Don't let the light go out! It's lasted for so many years Don't let the light go out! Let it shine through our love and our tears Light one candle for the strength that we need To never become our own foe And light one candle for those who are suff'ring Pain we learned so long ago Light one candle for all we believe in Let anger not tear us apart! Light one candle to bind us together With peace as the song in our heart Don't let the light go out! It's lasted for so many years! (lasted for so many years!) Don't let the light go out! Let it shine through our love and our tears Don't let the light go out! It's lasted for so many years Don't let the light go out! Let it shine through our love and our tears What is the memory that's valued so highly That we keep it alive in that flame? What's the commitment to those who have died When we cry out they've not died in vain We have come this far, always believing That justice will somehow prevail This is the burning, this is the promise And this is why we will not fail Don't let the light go out! (don't let the light go out!) It's lasted for so many years Don't let the light go out! Let it shine through our love and our tears Don't let the light go out! It's lasted for so many years Don't let the light go out! Let it shine through our love and our tears Don't let the light go out! Don't let the light go out! Don't let the light go out!