The day is past and over

52 Du Friedensfürst, Herr Jesu Christ. 7. 6. 7. 6. 8. 8.

1 The day is past and over;
   All thanks, O Lord, to Thee;
   We pray Thee that offenseless
   The hours of dark may be:
   O Jesus, keep us in Thy sight,
   And guard us through the coming night!

2 The joys of day are over;
   We lift our hearts to Thee,
   And call on Thee that sinless
   The hours of dark may be:
   O Jesus, make their darkness light,
   And guard us through the coming night!

3 The toils of day are over;
   We raise our hymn to Thee,
   And ask that free from peril
   The hours of dark may be:
   O Jesus, keep us in Thy sight,
   And guard us through the coming night!

4 Be Thou our souls’ Preserver,
   O God, for Thou dost know
   How many are the perils
   Thro which we have to go:
   Lover of men, O hear our call
   And guard and save us from them all!
                        St. Anatolius of Constantinople
                         Translated by J. M. Neale
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1939 edition