The Day is Past and Over

THE DAY is past and over;

All thanks, O Lord, to Thee;

I pray Thee now that sinless

The hours of dark may be:

O Jesu, keep me in Thy sight,

And guard me through the coming night.

The joys of day are over;

I lift my heart to Thee,

And ask Thee that offenceless

The hours of dark may be:

O Jesu, keep me in Thy sight,

And guard me through the coming night.

The toils of day are over:

I raise the hymn to Thee

And ask that free from peril

The hours of dark may be:

O Jesu, keep me in Thy sight,

And guard me through the coming night.

Be Thou my soul’s preserver,

For Thou alone dost know

How many are the perils

Through which I have to go:

O loving Jesu, hear my call,

And guard and save me from them all.