There is a depth of pain, that knows no peace or rest It swallows you inside a pit, Darkness takes you in There is a place of fear, That knows no peace or rest It holds you in the pit Darkness covers you There is a time of sorrow That knows no peace or rest It binds you in the pit Darkness floods your soul The dark night of the soul The silence from above No peace, no rest The dark night of the soul O Lord, My God Why are you silent? Where have you gone from me? Unless you lift me up again, My eyes will close in death. The dark night of the soul The silence from above No peace, no rest The dark night of the soul There came a wind, But the Lord was not in the wind There came an earthquake But He wasn’t in the quake There came a fire raging But the Lord was not in the fire Quietly, in a gentle whisper He called to me from above He reached into the pit And rescued me in love Now sings my soul for joy, Now praise is on my lips He brought me through the valley He raised me from the pit Take and eat, restore your strength O weary soul and worn Rejoice and stand with God Walk on in faith again The dark night of the soul The silence from above No peace, no rest The dark night of the soul Is no more, no more
