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Text:Preserve, O Lord, this night

400. Preserve, O Lord, this night

Preserve, O Lord, this night
My father and my mother,
My country, church and home,
My sister and my brother;
Close Thou all weary eyes
And wipe all tears away
That we by sleep refreshed
May greet the new-born day.

Text Information
First Line: Preserve, O Lord, this night
Meter: 6, 7, 6, 7, 6, 6, 7, 6.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1928
Topic: Children's Prayers
Notes: Danish first line: Bevar, o Gud, i Nat; Translator: J. C. Aaberg
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