I bright the darkness br I am a lantern br A feeble light I am br Without my enclosure br Without my protection br My life will end br Put off instantly br By a gushing wind br Stay close br Protect me br Be my enclosure br So I will be br A shining lantern br br I am a lantern br A shining lighthouse br But a mere presence I am br Without my glass br Stay close br Cover me safely br Shining lantern br So I will be br br I am a lantern br In the darkness can guide br But I am a weak ray br Without my guard br Stand by my side br Put away the wind and tide br Be around be my gate keeper br So I will be a shining lanternbr br Fasika Ayalewbr br