Classic Poem

The day is done!
I thank thee, Lord, alone.
'Tis evening, and I cry,
O Saviour, be thou nigh.
This night from sin me keep,
Preserve me while I sleep.

The day is gone!
I bless thee, Mighty One.
'Tis evening, and I cry,
O Saviour, be thou nigh.
This night from ill me keep,
Preserve me while I sleep.

The day is gone!
I praise thee, Holy One.
'Tis evening, and I cry,
O Saviour, be thou nigh.
This night from plots me keep,
Preserve me while I sleep.

Light to these eyes afford,
O Christ, my God and Lord!
Dispel my soul's death-gloom,
Lest I should sleep in death ere day,
Lest my great foe should boast and say,
I have him overcome!

Defend my soul, O God!
For snares beset my road.
Thou art my help alone.
Deliver me from sin and fear,
Preserve me in my peril here,
O good and gracious One!