To Thee be­fore the close of day,
Creator of the world, we pray
That, with Thy wont­ed fa­vor, Thou
Wouldst be our guard and keep­er now.

From all ill dreams de­fend our sight,
From fears and ter­rors of the night;
Withhold from us our ghost­ly foe,
That spot of sin we may not know.

O Fa­ther, that we ask be done,
Through Je­sus Christ, Thine on­ly Son,
Who, with the Ho­ly Ghost and Thee,
Doth live and reign eter­nal­ly.