The New English Hymnal ‎#80b

80b. Servant of God, remember

1 Servant of God, remember
The stream thy soul bedewing,
The grace that came upon thee
Anointing and renewing.

2 When kindly slumber calls thee,
Upon thy bed reclining,
Trace thou the Cross of Jesus,
Thy heart and forehead signing.

3 The Cross dissolves the darkness,
And drives away temptation;
It calms the wavering spirit
By quiet consecration.

4 *Begone, begone, the terrors
Of vague and formless dreaming;
Begone, thou fell deceiver,
With all thy boasted scheming.

5 *Begone, thou crooked serpent,
Who, twisting and pursuing,
By fraud and lie preparest
The simple soul’s undoing;

6 *Tremble, for Christ is near us,
Depart, for here he dwelleth,
And this, the Sign thou knowest,
Thy strong battalions quelleth.

7 Then while the weary body
Its rest in sleep is nearing,
The heart will muse in silence
On Christ and his appearing.

8 To God, eternal Father,
To Christ, our King, be glory,
And to the Holy Spirit,
In never-ending story. Amen

Text Information

• First Line: Servant of God, remember
• Latin Title: Cultor Dei, memento
• Author: Prudentius, 348-510
• Translator: T. A. Lacey, 1853-1931
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: The Christian Year: Passiontide; Office Hymn: Compline

Tune Information

• Name: NUN LASST UNS GEH'N
• Meter: 77 77
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Kirchen-und-Haus-Buch, Dresden, 1694