He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Psalm 91:11
Words: William Canton, The Comrades 1902.
Music: Horsham, traditional tune, in The English Hymnal (London: Oxford University Press, 1906), number 608 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Canton (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Through the night Thy angels kept
Watch beside me while I slept;
Now the dark has passed away,
Thank Thee, Lord, for this new day.
North and south and east and west
May Thy holy name be blest;
Everywhere beneath the sun,
As in Heaven, Thy will be done.
Give me food that I may live;
Every naughtiness forgive;
Keep all evil things away
From Thy little child this day.