Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#458a

458a. The day is past and over

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

2 The joys of day are over:
I lift my heart to Thee,
And call on Thee that sinless
The hours of gloom may be.
O Jesus, make their darkness light,
And guard me through the coming night!

3 The toils of day are over:
I lift my heart to Thee;
And ask that free from peril
The hours of gloom may be.
O Jesus, make their darkness light,
And guard me through the coming night!

4 Be Thou my soul’s Preserver,
O God, for Thou dost know
How many are the perils
Through which I have to go.
Lover of men, O hear my call,
And guard and save me from them all!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: The day is past and over
• Author: Anatolius (cir. VIII Century)
• Translator: John Mason Neale (1853, 1862)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Times and Seasons: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ANATOLIUS
• Composer: Arthur H. Brown (1862)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6, 8 8
• Key: E♭ Major