The light and darkness are of His disposing,
And beneath His shadow here to rest we yield us,
For He will shield us.
Let evil thoughts and spirits flee before us;
Till morning cometh, watch, O Master, o'er us;
In soul and body Thou from harm defend us,
Thy angels send us.
Let holy thoughts be ours when sleep overtakes us,
Our earliest thoughts be Thy when morning wakes us,
All day serve Thee, in all that we are doing,
Thy praise pursuing.
As Thy beloved, soothe the sick and weeping,
And bid the prisoner lose his grief's in sleeping;
Widows and orphans, we to Thee commend them,
Do Thou befriend them.
We have no refuge, none on earth to aid us,
Save Thee, O Father, Who Thy own hast made us;
But Thy dear presence will not leave them lonely
Who seek Thee only.
Father, Thy Name be praised, Thy kingdom given,
Thy will be done on earth as 'tis in Heaven;
Keep us in life, forgive our sins, deliver
Us now and ever