“Before the closing of the day,
Creator we thee humbly pray,
That for thy wonted mercy's sake,
Thou us unto protection take.
May nothing in our minds excite
Vain dreams and phantoms of the night.
Our enemies repress, that so
Our bodies no uncleanness know.
In this, most gracious Father hear
Through Christ, thy equal Son, our prayer;
Who with the Holy Ghost and Thee,
Doth live and reign eternally.”
