Chris De Burgh - In A Country Churchyard Lyrics






In a country churchyard there's a preacher with his people,
Gathered all around to join a man and woman,
Spring is here and turtledoves are singing from the steeple,
Bees are in the flowers, growing in the graveyard,
And over the hill, where the river meets the mill,
A lovely girl is coming down,
To give her hand upon her wedding day...

Dressed in simple white and wearing flowers in her hair,
Music as she walks slowly to the altar,
And picking up his bible then the preacher turns towards her,
"Will you take this man to be your wedded husband,
to honour and love in the eyes of God above,
Now let the people sing with me,
The words to live forever in your heart... Let your love shine on,
For we are the stars in the sky,
Let your love shine strong,
Until the day you fly away" Many years have fallen on that golden country morning,
The graveyard's overgrown, the church lies in ruins,
Ivy on the walls and ravens wheeling round above me,
As I made my way towards the last remaining headstone,
I fell to my knees, read the lines beneath the leaves,
And suddenly it seemed to me,
I heard the words like singing in the trees... Let your love shine on,
For we are the stars in the sky,
Let your love shine strong,
Until the day you fly...

Let your love shine on,
For we are the stars in the sky,
Let your love shine strong,
Until the day you fly, fly away...





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  1. A.... T....

    Artista: Chris de Burgh
    , Álbum: At the End of a Perfect Day
    , Fecha de lanzamiento: 1977
    , 70s songs

  2. G.... ....

    Probably my favorite Chris de Burgh song! It paints such an incredible lovely picture!

  3. p.... w....

    How could someone who wrote 'I read the lines beneath the leaves' write Lady in Red!!!!!!

  4. p.... w....

    Al Robertson: I could not agree more: that song is total CARP!!!!!! NOT what Chris is about at all.

  5. M.... B....

    Beautiful....(2019)

  6. n.... r....

    We are stars, dreaming a physical experience

  7. L.... L....

    First time I heard this my auntie sang it at a recent bbq I've spent most of the night trying to remember the the name so I could find it and listen it's a beautiful song it really is x

  8. A.... R....

    Da klingt es noch super

    A.... R....

    I am a big fan all my life love u Chris from Peter

  9. A.... ....

    I love this song. First time I heard it, I felt as if it was echoing in my heart. Amazing. Thank you!!

  10. A.... B....

    FOR ANTHONY ELLIS - LET YOUR LOVE SHINE ON FOR WE ARE THE STARS IN THE SKY !!!!... LET YOUR SHINE UNTIL YOU FLY AWAY !!!!... R.I.P LOVE TONY. XXXX...

  11. G.... ....

    A truly beautiful song, painted perfectly.

  12. L.... K....

    Wish i was married

  13. s.... f....

    Had this sang as I walked down the aisle on Oct 26th 2000

  14. A.... R....

    A real shame that such a brilliant singer/songwriter is best known for the carp that is Lady in Red

    A.... R....

    fully agreee

    A.... R....

    and his Daughter!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    A.... R....

    Lady in red is not he best, you're right. Discovery is really better, for example

    A.... R....

    While I'm not a fan of Lady in Red, I think it's a good song and that there are a number of his other songs that are better.

  15. P.... ....

    This beautiful and emotional song reminds me of Gray's Elegy in a Country Churchyard, another evocative piece. Chris De Burgh has always been a master lyricist.

  16. L.... K....

    I cry to this very powerful words

  17. S.... ....

    This was sang at our wedding. Makes me cry still 10 years later. Even just the air of it is beautiful.

    S.... ....

    Same here. My friend (and best man) performed that with an acoustic 12 string in our church. (I like the song stripped down to one guitar much, MUCH better.) Still gives me goosebumps.

  18. J.... A....

    From one of my treasured vinyls.

  19. A.... B....

    IN A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD THERE'S A PREACHER WITH HIS PEOPLE, GATHERED ALL AROUND, TO JOIN A MAN & HIS SWEETHEART !!!!... SPRING IS HERE & THE TURTLE DOVES ARE SINGING FROM THE STEEPLE, BEES ARE IN THE FLOWERS, GROWING IN THE GRAVEYARD !!!!... AND OVER THE HILL !!!!... WHERE THE RIVER MEETS THE MILL !!!!... " A LOVELY GUY IS COMING DOWN, TO GIVE HIS HAND UPON HIS WEDDING DAY !!!!... DRESSED IN A NICE SUIT, & SMELLING FLOWERS FROM THE CHURCH !!!!... THEN THE PREACHER TURNS TOWARDS HIM, " WILL YOU TAKE THIS MAN, TO BE YOUR WEDDED HUSBAND ? TO HONOUR & LOVE !!!!... IN THE EYES OF GOD ABOVE !!!!.. "NOW LET THE PEOPLE SING WITH ME !!!!... THESE WORDS !!!!... TO LIVE FOREVER IN YOUR HEART !!!!... LET YOUR LOVE !!!!... YOUR LOVE !!!!... SHINE ON !!!!... FOR WE, WE ARE THE STARS IN THE SKY !!!!... LET YOUR LOVE, YOUR. LOVE SHINE STRONG !!!!... UNTIL, UNTIL THE DAY YOU FLY AWAY !. MANY YEARS HAVE FALLEN SINCE THAT GOLDEN COUNTRY MORNING, THE GRAVEYARD'S OVERGROWN !!!!... THE CHURCH, IT LIES IN RUINS !!!!... IVY ON THE WALLS, AND RAVENS REELING AROUND ABOVE ME !!!!... AS I MADE MY WAY TOWARDS, THE LAST REMAINING HEADSTONE !!!!... " I FELL TO MY KNEES !!!!... & READ THE LINES BENEATH THE LEAVES !!!!..." AND SUDDENLY !!!!... I HEARED THE WORD LIKE SINGING IN THE TREES !!!!... LET YOUR LOVE, YOUR LOVE !!!!... SHINE ON !!!!... FOR WE, WE ARE THE STARS IN THE SKY !!!!... LET YOUR LOVE !!!!... YOUR LOVE !!!!... SHINE STRONG !!!!... UNTIL, UNTIL !!!!... THE DAY !!!!... YOU FLY !!!!... FLY AWAY !!!!...FOR MY BEAUTIFUL SWEETHEART !!!!... ANTHONY ELLIS.BORN - 30/04/34 DECEASED 08/01/08 R.I.P.

    A.... B....

    Antony Baxendale dear, the pain is great but keep the blessed assistance, one day we'll be with our loved ones forever.

  20. L.... K....

    i cant stop cryinf to this i never married anyone and have so much love to give i feel like i should be in my grave now

    L.... K....

    Lugia Kane, I'm sure you will find someone that you love and will return your love xx <3. Marriage isn't all it's cracked up to be hun xx

    L.... K....

    Katherine Coleman theres is that special someone listening to this helps me to realise the mistakes i made

    L.... K....

    That's great - I'm not planning to get married again any time soon. Need to find a man daft enough to want to marry me and be willing to get married in Las Vegas with my granddaughters as bridesmaids as I've done the white meringue dress church wedding!

    L.... K....

    Reach out to others and fill them with happiness, and let them see your love. you will find the right one, even if it is not the one you expected or hoped for.

  21. K.... C....

    went to see Chris the day after I got married in 86 with my now ex husband and my brother who had written and asked Chris to play this which he did, it's taken me about 5 years to actually to be able to be able to listen to this and 'The Lady in Red' which was my wedding song without crying :(

    K.... C....

    Katherine Coleman ur very strong women respect to you hopefully you can listen to these songs and know everything happens for a reasons and theres happyness out there

    K.... C....

    thanks Lugia - I know everything happens for a reason. Am happy where I am now, have two fab granddaughters and know that I have more involvement in their lives than my ex

  22. M.... X....

    find the love , love the world by this song :) 

  23. P.... ....

    Stunning ..heard when I was 12 in 1982... one of the best songs I ever heard....

    P.... ....

    i was 12 as well .

    P.... ....

    Agreed a perfect blend of piano, orchestra and sentiment! A wordsmith...

    P.... ....

    @adam joumad me too :-)

  24. R.... T....

    I have the original LP from Canada. I byit 1981 in Montreal

  25. A.... C....

    It's been one of my fav songs for over 20 years and will be till the day I fly, fly away...

    A.... C....

    Love your
    Comment

    A.... C....

    Alberta Clipper, your words are just milk and honey to me.
    God bless you and her forever.

    A.... C....

    @Sugira Joseph Definitely my favourite Chris de Burgh song. It is so poignantly beautiful in its sentiment that it tugs at my heart strings and ....

  26. M.... C....

    I loved this song long before my darling wife left me ... now I understand ... but so bitterly.

    M.... C....

    Michel Charette some women are like that but plenty more fish in the sea and not aged fishs lol

  27. J.... C....

    i have the original casset form the 80s

  28. c.... g....

    es lo mas

  29. A.... K....

    I only heard of this song a few months ago by Chris de bough and have to say it is one of his best ever.

  30. A.... K....

    My sister [Alison] is getting married next yr and want's me to play this beautiful song as she walks down the isle......I am so proun to do it for her and Derek.

  31. G.... S....

    My late wife processed to our wedding to tis. 10/03/1988. God Blrss Louisa. RIP

  32. n.... ....

    Sept 8th, 1995. I married my best friend. This was my wedding song. Let our love shine on....17 years and counting!

    n.... ....

    nanet576, she's your bread 🍞 and wine 🍷. Shine on

  33. H.... S....

    this is a beautiful song <3 x