God that all things didst create
And the heavens doth regulate,
Who doth clothe the day with light,
And with gracious sleep the night....
Day sinks; we thank thee for thy gift,
Night comes; to thee again we lift
Our prayers and vows and hymns, that we
Against all ills defended be....
That so, when shadows round us creep
And all is hid in darkness deep,
Faith may not feel the gloom; and night
Borrow from faith's clear gleam new light....
From snares of sense, Lord, keep us free
And let our hearts dream but of thee.
Let not the envious foe draw near
To vex our quiet rest with fear.
Hail we the Father and the Son
an Son's and Father's Spirit, one
Blest Trinity who all obey;
Guard thou the souls that to thee pray.
F.A. Wright, Fathers of the Church, 1928, cited by Walter J. Black,
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