Lay my head upon my pillow
Trying hard to sleep
Lying in a bed of comfort
I began to weep
How can I just dream my dreams
And simply drift along
When I know by the time I wake
Thousands will be gone

They'll be gone forever, perishing alone
Gone forever, never having known
Of One who loved them with a love
They never knew in life
So I cry in the darkness
'Cause they never saw the Light

Lord, how it must break Your heart
To see them slip away
Perishing in countless numbers
Every passing day
Half the world has never yet
Even heard Your name
And those of us who know You well
We're the ones to blame

Gone forever, perishing alone
Gone forever, never having known
Of One who loved them with a love
They never knew in life
So I cry in the darkness
'Cause they never saw the Light
And how will they know
And now who will go
To take the message
Of Your love to everyone

They'll be gone forever, perishing alone
They'll be gone forever, never having known
Of One who loved them with a love
They never knew in life
So I cry in the darkness
'Cause they never saw the Light

Gone forever
Gone forever
Gone forever
Gone forever...