Glory to thee, my God, this night,

For all the blessings of the light;

Keep me, O keep me, King of kings,

Beneath thine own almighty wings.

2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son,

The ill which I this day have done;

That with the world, myself, and thee,

I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.

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 thy Judgment-day.

4 O let my soul on thee repose,

And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close;

Sleep, which shall me more vigorous make,

To serve my God when I awake.

5 Be thou my guardian while I sleep,

Thy watchful station near me keep;

My heart with love celestial fill,

And guard me from the approach of ill.

6 Lord, let my soul for ever share

The bliss of thy paternal care:

’Tis heaven on earth, ’tis heaven above,

To see thy face and sing thy love!