Darkness, darkness, be my pillow Take my hand and let me sleep In the coolness of your shadow In the silence of your deep. Darkness, darkness had me yearning For the things that cannot be Keep my mind from constant turning Toward the things I cannot see now Toward the things I cannot see. Darkness, darkness, long and lonesome As the day brings the pain I have failed the edge of stillness I have known the depth of fear. Darkness, darkness, be my blanket Cover me with endless night Take away, take away this pain away Fill the emptiness with bright Fill the emptiness with bright. Darkness, darkness, be my pillow Take my hand and let me sleep In the coolness of your shadow In the silence of your deep. Darkness, darkness had me yearning For the things that cannot be Keep my mind from constant turning Toward the things I cannot see now All the things I cannot see.