ModeVIII (Festal)

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  Te lucis ante terminum, Before the ending of the day,
  Rerum Creator, poscimus Creator of the world, we pray
  Ut, pro tua clementia, That thou with wonted love would'st keep
  Sis praesul et custodia. Thy watch around us while we sleep.
     
     
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  Procul recedant somnia, O let no evil dreams be near,
  Et noctium phantasmata, Nor phantoms of the night appear;
  Hostemque nostrum comprime, Our ghostly enemy restrain,
  Ne polluantur corpora. Lest aught of sin our bodies stain.
     
     
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  Praesta, Pater piisime, Almighty Father, hear our cry,
  Patrique compar unice, Through Jesus Christ, our Lord most high,
  Cum Spiritu Paraclito Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee,
  Regnans per omne saeculum. Doth live and reign eternally.
     
     
     
 
Before 9th Century, Version from Wells Office Book