The Winter Jasmine of Venice

[Intro]
[Chorus]
Behold the golden star,
Through winter's cold and grey,
It shines from afar,
And turns the night to day.
The sacred petals gleam,
To break the frozen hour,
Like a celestial dream,
Upon this winter flower.
[Verse]
Upon the frosted stone,
The silver shadows fall.
The seed was sown alone,
By the high wall.
A sudden gilded ray,
Does touch the cloister pane,
To chase the frost away,
And break the winter's reign.
[Pre-Chorus]
My hands have tilled the clay,
Through the dark day.
But heaven sends this grace,
To light this holy place.
[Chorus]
Behold the golden star,
Through winter's cold and grey,
It shines from afar,
And turns the night to day.
The sacred petals gleam,
To break the frozen hour,
Like a celestial dream,
Upon this winter flower.
[Bridge]
The drowsy bees awake,
Their silent hives forsake.
They fly on golden wings,
To where the jasmine springs.
Ah, hear the spirit rise,
With joyful, trilling sighs.
My soul doth loudly sing,
To praise the eternal King.
[Chorus]
Behold the golden star,
Through winter's cold and grey,
It shines from afar,
And turns the night to day.
The sacred petals gleam,
To break the frozen hour,
Like a celestial dream,
Upon this winter flower.
[Outro]