A New Day Has Come – English Lyrics

• By: Céline Dion

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartwarming story behind Celine Dion's iconic song, "A New Day Has Come." This song, marking Dion's return after her maternity leave, beautifully encapsulates the joy of motherhood and a message of hope. Explore the lyrics and learn how this song became an anthem of rebirth and resilience, perfect for understanding themes of love and new beginnings.

[English]

(gentle music)

♪ A new day has come ♪

♪ A new day has come ♪

♪ I was waiting for so long ♪

♪ For a miracle to come ♪

♪ Everyone told me to be strong ♪

♪ Hold on and don't shed a tear ♪

♪ Through the darkness and good times ♪

♪ I knew I'd make it through ♪

♪ And the world thought I'd had it all ♪

♪ But I was waiting for you ♪

♪ Hush now I see a light in the sky ♪

♪ Oh it's almost blinding me ♪

♪ I can't believe I've been touched by an angel with love ♪

♪ Let the rain come down and wash away my tears ♪

♪ Let it fill my soul and drown my fears ♪

♪ Let it shatter the walls for a new sun ♪

♪ A new day has come ♪

♪ Where it was dark now there's light ♪

♪ Where there was pain now there's joy ♪

♪ Where there was weakness I found my strength ♪

♪ All in the eyes of a boy ♪

♪ Hush now I see a light in the sky ♪

♪ Oh it's almost blinding me ♪

♪ I can't believe I've been touched by an angel with love ♪

♪ Let the rain come down and wash away my tears ♪

♪ Let it fill my soul and drown my fears ♪

♪ Let it shatter the walls for a new sun ♪

♪ A new day has come ♪

♪ Let the rain come down and wash away my tears ♪

♪ Let it fill my soul and drown my fears ♪

♪ Let it shatter the walls for a new sun ♪

♪ A new day has come ♪

♪ Hush now I see a light in your eyes ♪

♪ All in the eyes of a boy ♪

♪ A new day ♪

♪ I can't believe I've been touched by an angel, with love ♪

♪ I can't believe I've been touched by an angel with love ♪

♪ A new day ♪

♪ Hush now ♪

♪ Hush now ♪

♪ A new day ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to arrive or move toward a place
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in a place until something happens
miracle /ˈmɪrəkəl/ B1	noun - an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention
strong /strɒŋ/ A2	adjective - having power to withstand force
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp or grip something
shed /ʃɛd/ B1	verb - to drop or let fall, especially tears
darkness /ˈdɑːknəs/ A2	noun - absence of light
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - brightness from the sun or a lamp adjective - not heavy or intense
blinding /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/ B2	adjective - so bright as to obscure vision
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - to come into contact with
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ A2	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant or messenger of God
wash /wɒʃ/ A1	verb - to clean with water
fill /fɪl/ A1	verb - to make or become full
drown /draʊn/ B1	verb - to sink below the surface of a liquid and die
shatter /ˈʃætər/ B2	verb - to break something into pieces
joy /dʒɔɪ/ A2	noun - a feeling of great happiness
strength /streŋθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being strong
hush /hʌʃ/ A2	verb - to become or make silent

Key Grammar Structures

• I was waiting for so long

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense

  ➔ Describes an ongoing action in the past ("was waiting") with duration ("for so long")

• I can't believe I've been touched by an angel

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive Voice

  ➔ Passive structure ("been touched") emphasizing the experience rather than who performed the action

• Let the rain come down

  ➔ Imperative + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ "Let" followed by object ("the rain") + bare infinitive ("come") expresses permission or invitation

• Where it was dark now there's light

  ➔ Contrasting Clauses with 'Where'

  ➔ "Where" introduces a location-based contrast between past ("was dark") and present ("there's light")

• I knew I'd make it through

  ➔ Future in the Past

  ➔ "I'd" (I would) expresses a future perspective from a past point of view

• Don't shed a tear

  ➔ Negative Imperative

  ➔ Command form with "don't" + bare infinitive ("shed") for prohibition

• All in the eyes of a boy

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase as Subject Complement

  ➔ The phrase ("in the eyes...") describes the subject by showing location/state

• I've been touched by an angel with love

  ➔ Present Perfect + Adverbial Phrase

  ➔ "With love" modifies the verb "touched" to describe how the action was performed