St. Anatolius
| The day is past and over; |
| All thanks, O Lord, to thee; |
| I pray thee that offenceless |
| The hours of dark may be: |
| Oh Jesu , 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 dark may be: |
| O Jesu, 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 dark may be: |
| Oh Jesu , 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 |
| then all. |
Tr.
J.M. Neale (1818-1866) |