Night is the Time

[Pipe Organ Solo Intro] Verse 1: The Archer came on a winter's night, Night is the time when the old must die, But woe to the arrow that missed the right, And left the wounded fawn to lie. Father whispered, "Bless her once more," For the end is near, and his heart did cry, "Daughter, my daughter, don’t close the door," As the darkened sky loomed high. Chorus: Night is the time when the old must go, When the world is silent, and the winds do blow, In the shadows deep, where the cold stars show, Night is the time, the time we know. Verse 2: Snow fell heavy on the roof that night, Night is the time when the old must part, She answered softly, "Mother, all right," As the north star gleamed in the sky so stark. By his head and feet, I knelt in prayer, None else to love him, none to share, His soul departed, the night was bare, As the cold winds cut the air. Chorus: Night is the time when the old must go, When the world is silent, and the winds do blow, In the shadows deep, where the cold stars show, Night is the time, the time we know. Verse 3: I searched for her through the frozen trees, Night is the time when the old must sleep, The hills were silent, the floods did freeze, And the moon hung red, so deep. By the mill where the waters flow, I found her cold as the stars above, The night stood still, and the old stars glow, In the silence of a lost love. Chorus: Night is the time when the old must go, When the world is silent, and the winds do blow, In the shadows deep, where the cold stars show, Night is the time, the time we know. [Repeat Chorus, Fade-Out]