To all who fear the dark.
“Cupid, I shake my fist at you!” My loud boast
Rings through the air –
Rings through the air –
“Demon of darkness, I declare myself free from your service!”
But oh! Father
in Heaven!
Lead me not into a forest of gently falling leaves,
Or near the sound of a stream rippling and gargling,
Or where clouds drift by on a glassy mere.
