Don't Send Me to the Dark

Verse 1
Why must you fade away from me,
So bright, so tender, world of light?
To where the day falls silently,
And life burns out into the night.
With twilight"s final, fading gleam,
I"ll pass beyond the shadowed hill.
Oh death, don"t chase away my dream,
Into the dark, where time stands still.

Chorus
How can I live without your grace,
Alone, without the morning sky?
Call me to that peaceful place,
But let me wait before goodbye.
Sing me of Earth, her gentle fields,
The northern winds, the rivers wide,
Of springtime blossoms she reveals
On drifting ice and rising tide.

Verse 2
Your songs, dear planet, I will keep,
Beloved land, so pure and kind.
Your warmth will echo in my sleep,
Your light will linger in my mind.
To realms of youth and dreams I go-
Don"t cry, don"t call, don"t beg me stay.
For I shall never hear below
The songs of love we used to play.

Chorus (repeat)
How can I live without your grace,
Alone, without the morning sky?
Call me to that peaceful place,
But let me wait before goodbye.
Sing me of Earth, her gentle fields,
The northern winds, the rivers wide,
Of springtime blossoms she reveals
On drifting ice and rising tide.