Night Chorus

Lyrics

Is not the night restless for them? Smoke detectors and burglar alarms Go off without reason, the taped voice Unwinds in the widow's backyard No one bothers to look up from his work Elijah will return, the Jews believe The Antichrist condemn, the Messiah Judge; the dead, the wicked and the good Will be distinguished, the world consume And be renewed. Even the man Who lies awake in dread will be distinguished The lights of the world burn around the clock He guesses how much is lost Dwellers in Paradise look at each other As one looks at the planets in the sky And a man may say something In ignorance, please God, and be saved Or, equally, be damned. Even he Rejoices; and is in his element I am afraid for myself, for myself, for myself