Ancient night, longest night,
Stars are dim, candles bright.
Friends and family gather as one,
Waiting for the birth of the sun.
Darkness is held at the door,
Darkness is held at the door.

Sacred night, crimson night,
Ruby seeds, morning s light.
Hafez whispered in verses of gold,
Epics of heroes, legends of old.
Life in the fruit and the fire,
Life in the fruit and the fire.

Quiet night, winter s night,
Forty days, frost of white.
Deep in the earth, the spring will stir,
Under the blanket of chill and of myrrh.
Light will return to the world,
Light will return to the world.