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1 The day is past and over;
all thanks, O Lord, to thee;
I pray thee that sinless
the hours of dark may be:
O Jesu, keep me in thy sight,
and guard me through the coming night.
2 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.
3 The toils of day are over;
I lift my heart 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.
4 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.
Source: CPWI Hymnal #25
First Line: | The day is past and over |
Title: | The Day is Past and Over |
Greek Title: | Τήν ημέραν διελθών |
Author: | St. Anatolius, of Constantinople (800) |
Translator: | J. M. Neale (1853) |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6.8.8 |
Source: | Greek |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |