AllMusic critic Richie Unterberger similarly views "Beware of Darkness" as one of the highlights of "All Things Must Pass", while authors Chip Madinger and Mark Easter call it a "stunning composition" that demonstrates the considerable growth in Harrison's songwriting since 1965. Nick DeRiso of the music website "Something Else!" describes it as "Harrison's best album's very best song – one where he perfectly matches a lyrical meditation on overcoming life's harder moments … with the sound, mysticism and fury of one of the early 1970s' greatest amalgamations of sidemen". Writing for "Mojo" in 2011, John Harris deemed it and "Isn't It a Pity" "simply jaw-dropping" ballads.