Poetry of the Salvation Song of Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles. In the darkness of the night, the nightingale sings with wondrous splendor, A beckoning songbird calling the world to feel peaceful surrender. The nightingales beauty lives in the essence of his melodic voice, Leaving listeners disarmed by its power, making sweetness their choice. From the poem, Splendor in the Nights Light, D. Ferris Arfaa arouses our awareness that lifes true meaning and effect emanates from our inner beauty, not outward appearance Furthermore, we are left with the personal choice of whether to receive and surrender to the power of redemption and salvation