The Day is Past and Over - St. Anatolius

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

The joys of day are over;
  I lift my heart to Thee,
And ask Thee that offenceless
  The hours of dark may be:
O Jesu, keep me in Thy sight,
And guard me through the coming night.

The toils of day are over:
  I raise the hymn to Thee
And ask that free from peril
  The hours of dark may be:
O Jesu, keep me in Thy sight,
And guard me through the coming night.

Be Thou my soul’s preserver,
  For Thou alone dost know
How many are the perils
  Through which I have to go:
O loving Jesu, hear my call,
And guard and save me from them all.

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St. Anatolius of Constantinople (died 458 AD) Egypt
Translated by J. M. Neale

Icon of St. Anatolius of Constantinople

Source: Hymns of the Christian Church Vol. XLV, Part 2, P.F. Collier & Son, 1909–14