"The Greatest Gift" lyrics - SUFJAN STEVENS

SUFJAN STEVENS
"The Greatest Gift"

Praise the mountain and the rain
All the gifts that still remain
But the greatest gift of all
And the law above all laws

[Chorus 1:]
Is to love your friends and lovers
To lay down your life for your brothers
As you abide in peace
So will your delight increase

As the mystery of the cross
Asa Lovejoy lost the toss
And the fountain in the rain
Where my sorrow still remains

[Chorus 2:]
So I run to my friends and lovers
I lay down my life for my brothers
As I abide in peace
So will my delight increase