Every night and every morn

(Edward) Benjamin Britten

Every Night and every Morn

Some to Misery are Born.

Every Morn and every Night

Some are Born to sweet delight.

Some are Born to sweet delight,

Some are Born to Endless Night.

We are led to Believe a Lie

When we see not Thro' the Eye,

Which was Born in a Night, to perish in a Night,

When the Soul Slept in Beams of Light.

God Appears and God is Light

To those poor Souls who dwell in Night,

But does a Human Form Display

To those who Dwell in Realms of Day.