Mists of Darkness

I saw a narrow path in the distance

Cutting through the black of night

And there were people pressing forward

Trying to hold onto the light

Some were trembling in the darkness

Some were calling out in fear

Some just vanished in the shadows

Like they were never there

Mists of darkness

Blind the eyes of weary men

Mists of darkness

Pull the wanderers in

And the proud stand laughing

From their towers tall

While the lost keep reaching

Through the fog that hides it all

I saw a river running deep there

Like a judgment hard and cold

And on the other side were voices

Trading Heaven in for gold

There were chains I could not measure

Wrapped around the hearts of men

And every step away from mercy

Made the night grow thick again

Mists of darkness

Harden every heart with pride

Mists of darkness

Keep the truth from those inside

And the great world mocks us

From its building high

While the blind keep stumbling

Believing every lie

Lord, don’t let me lose the rod now

Don’t let go of me tonight

I have seen how quick a soul can

Disappear without the light

Mists of darkness

Still are moving through the land

Mists of darkness

Still are reaching for a man

But the tree is waiting

For the weak who crawl

And mercy still is calling

Through the fog beyond it all