Beauty for ashes, joy for my pain You've given me wings to fly again Strength for today, a dance for my sorrows Because of you, because of you Shades of gray turn to color Dark of night breaks to day It's a new day, it's a new day Shadows rise at the glory of the Son It's a new day, it's a new day The past has gone and life has just begun Hope for my future, my life's made brand new Because of you, because of you Chains of fear turn to freedom Silence breaks into praise It's a new day, it's a new day It's a new day, since you came my way Shades of gray turn to color Dark of night breaks to day Chains of fear turn to freedom