1 All praise to You, my God, this night,
  
For all the blessings of the light.
  
Keep me, O keep me, King of kings,
  
Beneath the shelter of Your wings.
2 Forgive me, Lord, for this I pray,
  
The wrong that I have done this day.
  
May peace with God and neighbor be,
  
Before I sleep restored to me.
3 Lord, may I be at rest in You
  
And sweetly sleep the whole night thro'.
  
Refresh my strength, for Your own sake,
  
So I may serve You when I wake.
4 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
  
Praise Him all creatures here below;
  
Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host;
  
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
                        
  Thomas Ken
                        
  The Methodist Hymnal 1939 edition
  
<idle musing>
    This is the evening hymn in Ken's trilogy. On July 29th I published his morning hymn. I wonder if the third in the trilogy is in this hymnal … checks author index … nope.
    </idle musing>
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