The sky was falling and   streaked with blood   I heard you calling me,   then you disappeared   into the dust   up the stairs, into the fire   up the stairs, into the fire   I need your kiss, but love   and duty called   you someplace higher   somewhere up the stairs   into the fire      May your strength   give us strength   May your faith give us faith   may your hope give us hope   may your love give us love   may your strength   give us strength   may your faith give us faith   may your hope give us hope   may your love bring us love      you gave your love to see,   in fields of red and   autumn brown   you gave your love   to me and lay your   young body down   up the stairs into the fire   up the stairs into the fire   i need you near, but love   and duty called you   somplace higher   somewhere up the   stairs, into the fire      May your strength   give us strength   May your faith give us faith   may your hope give us hope   may your love give us love   may your strength   give us strength   may your faith give us faith   may your hope give us hope   may your love bring us love   may your strength   give us strength   may your faith give us faith   may your hope give us hope   may your love bring us love      it was dark, too dark   to see, you hold me   in the light you gave   you lay your hand on me   then walked into the darkness   of your smoky grave   up the stairs   into the fire   up the stairs   into the fire   i need your kiss, but love   and duty called   you someplace higher   somewhere up   the stairs, into the fire      May your strength give us strength   may your faith give us faith   may your hope give us hope   may your love bring us love....      May your love bring us love