Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#224

224. 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 Jesus, keep me in thy sight,
And guard 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 night may be.
O Jesus, make their darkness light,
And guard me thro' the coming night. A-men.

3 The toils of day are over;
I raise the hymn to thee;
And ask that free from peril
The hours of gloom may be.
O Jesus, keep me in thy sight,
And guard me through the coming night.

4 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
• Translator: John Mason Neale, 1818 - 66
• Author: St. Anatolius, d. 458
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church: Worship - Evening

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ANATOLIUS (BROWN)
• Composer: Arthur Henry Brown, 1830 - 1926
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6, 8 8.
• Key: E♭ Major