16. The day is past and over

1 The day is past and over:
All thanks, O Lord, to Thee!
I pray Thee that offenceless
The hours of dark may be.
O Jesu, keep me in Thy sight,
And save me thro' the coming night!

2 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 Jesu, make their darkness light
And save me through the coming night!

3 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 Jesu, keep me in Thy sight,
And guard me through the coming night!

4 Lighten mine eyes, O Saviour,
Or sleep in death shall I,
And he, my wakeful tempter,
Triumphantly shall cry
"He could not make their darkness light,
Nor guard them through the hours of night."

5 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, oh, hear my call,
And guard and save me from them all!

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: The day is past and over
Title: The day is past and over
Translator: Rev. J. M. Neale
Author: S. Anatolius (800)
Meter: P. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1894
Topic: Protection; Daily Prayer: Evening
Notes: Now Public Domain. Tune name in index: ST. ANATOLIUS
Tune Information
Name: [The day is past and over]
Composer: Arthur Henry Brown
Meter: P. M.
Key: E♭ Major
Notes: Now Public Domain.



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