Author: Thomas Ken (1637-1711)
Glory to you, my God, this night
for all the blessings of the light;
keep me, O keep me, King of kings,
beneath your own almighty wings.
2. Forgive me, Lord, through your dear Son,
the wrong that I this day have done,
that peace with God and man may be,
before I sleep, restored to me.
3. Teach me to live, that I may dread
the grave as little as my bed;
teach me to die, that so I may
rise glorious at the judgement day.
4. O may my soul on you repose
and restful sleep my eyelids close;
sleep that shall me more vigorous make
to serve my God when I awake.
5. If in the night I sleepless lie,
my mind with peaceful thoughts supply;
let no dark dreams disturb my rest,
no powers of evil me molest.
6. Praise God from whom all blessings flow
in heaven above and earth below;
one God, three Persons, we adore—
to him be praise for evermore!
Scriptures: Joshua 23:14, Psalms 4:8, Psalms 3:5, Proverbs 3:24, Ephesians 4:26, Ruth 2:12, Daniel 12:2, Psalms 17:8, Psalms 36:7, John 5:28-29, Luke 11:4, Ecclesiastes 5:12, Deuteronomy 4:35, Psalms 89:52, Psalms 113:2, Daniel 9:21, Psalms 35:9, Psalms 91:4-6, Psalms 127:2, Matthew 6:12, Romans 5:1, Ephesians 6:12, Hebrews 2:15, 1 John 2:28, 1 John 4:17
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