​My entry into the NPR Tiny Desk Contest, Eclipse references Matthew 27:45.

Eclipse by Dave Martin

First, a shadow falls across the sun
a tiny sliver stolen from the star 
Oh, soon, all eyes cast heavenly 
The wailing thieves ask why has the sun forsaken me?

Lost in the halo
Obscured by the moon
Dark divides the day
My God, what have we done?

What wickedness has brought this shadow upon us?
Is there some great sadness we commit?
Why are the righteous in this world always so quick to dim?  
Will this day of darkness never end?

Lost in the halo
Obscured by the moon
Dark divides the day
My God, what have we done?

I choose to trust 
The dark is just a shadow of the sun
More gracious than just
In this life  a new light will ascend

I choose to trust
The dark is just a shadow of the sun
More gracious than just
After the eclipse a new light will ascend

I choose to trust
After the eclipse
I choose to trust
I choose to trust