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| Text: | Before the ending of the day |
| Translator: | J. M. Neale, 1818-66 |
| Tune: | TE LUCIS ANTE TERMINUM |
1 Before the ending of the day,
Creator of the world, we pray
That with thy wonted favour thou
Wouldst be our guard and keeper now.
2 From all ill dreams defend our eyes,
From nightly fears and fantasies;
Tread under foot our ghostly foe,
That no pollution we may know.
3 O Father, that we ask be done,
Through Jesus Christ, thine only Son;
Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee,
Doth live and reign eternally. Amen.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Before the ending of the day |
| Latin Title: | Te lucis ante terminum |
| Translator: | J. M. Neale, 1818-66 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1986 |
| Topic: | Times and Seasons: Evening; Office Hymn: Compline |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | TE LUCIS ANTE TERMINUM |
| Key: | b minor |
| Source: | Moed viii |
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