Little child, be not afraid   Though rain pounds harshly against the glass   Like an unwanted stranger, there is no danger   I am here tonight      Little child, be not afraid   Though thunder explodes and lightning flash   Illuminates your tear-stained face   I am here tonight      And someday you'll know   That nature is so   The same rain that draws you near me   Falls on rivers and land   On forests and sand   Makes the beautiful world that you'll see   In the morning      Little child, be not afraid   Though storm clouds mask your beloved moon   And its candlelight beams, still keep pleasant dreams   I am here tonight      Little child, be not afraid   Though wind makes creatures of our trees   And their branches to hands, they're not real, understand   And I am here tonight      And someday you'll know   That nature is so   The same rain that draws you near me   Falls on rivers and land   On forests and sand   Makes the beautiful world that you'll see   In the morning      For you know, once even I was a   Little child, and I was afraid   But a gentle someone always came   To dry all my tears, trade sweet sleep for fears   And to give a kiss goodnight      Well now I am grown   And these years have shown   That rain's a part of how life goes   But it's dark and it's late   So I'll hold you and wait   'Til your frightened eyes do close      And I hope that you'll know   That nature is so   The same rain that draws you near me   Falls on rivers and land   On forests and sand   Makes the beautiful world that you'll see   In the morning      Everything's fine in the morning   The rain'll be gone in the morning   But I'll still be here in the morning