Hymn
Before the closing of the day,
Creator, we thee humbly pray,
That for thy wonted mercy’s sake,
Thou us into protection take.
May nothing in our minds excite
Vain dreams and phantoms of the night;
Our enemy repress, that so
Our bodies no uncleanness know.
In this, most gracious Father, hear,
Through Christ thy equal Son, our prayer;
Who, with the Holy Ghost and Thee,
Doth live and reign eternally. Amen.