as dusk grows cold       and the sky comes forth,       echoes long and low       the piercing thorns of dawn       have now all gone away         bathe me in darkness       beneath thy veil       darker, darker       deep within: further, further          oh, dark night       hold me close       tight in your arms       don't leave me alone       plagued with doubt and woe       to you I've come alone       weary and worn with scorn          bathe me in darkness       beneath thy veil       darker, darker       deep within: further, further          as dawn blurs, unfurls and warms       and the sky opens once more       in its light, I am more alone       only to beckon again the night       and wait for day to darken and die