The Hymnal ‎#23

23. The day is past and over

The day is past and over:
All thanks, O Lord, to thee!
I pray thee that offenseless
The hours of dark may be.
O Jesus, 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 call on thee that sinless
The hours of gloom may be.
O Jesus, make their darkness light,
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 fear may be.
O Jesus, keep me in thy sight,
And guard me through the coming night.

Lord, that in death I sleep not,
And lest my foe should say,
"I have prevailed against him,"
Lighten mine eyes, I pray:
O Jesus, keep me in thy sight,
And guard me through the coming night.

Be thou my soul's preserver,
O God, for thou dost know
How many are the perils
Through which I have to go.
Lover of men, O hear my call,
And guard and save me from them all!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: The day is past and over
• Author: St. Anatolius (800)
• Translator: John Mason Neale (1853)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Daily Prayer: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ANATOLIUS
• Composer: Arthur H. Brown (1862)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.8.8
• Incipit: 56514 32123 46556
• Key: E♭ Major