790. Before the Ending of the Day

1 Before the ending of the day,
Creator of the world, we pray.
Your grace and peace to us allow
and guard and keep your people now.

2 From evil dreams defend our sight,
from all the terrors of the night,
from all deluding thoughts that creep
on heedless minds disarmed by sleep.

3 O Father, this we ask be done
through Jesus Christ, your only Son,
whom with the Spirit we adore
forever and forever more. Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Before the ending of the day
Title: Before the Ending of the Day
Author: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 (alt.)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2021
Scripture: ;
Topic: Evening
Source: Latin, c. 5th-10th cent.
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: JAM LUCIS
Arranger: Carl F. Schalk, 1929-2021
Meter: LM
Key: G Major or modal
Source: Benedictine plainsong
Copyright: Setting © 1969 Concordia Publishing House



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