Before the end­ing of the day,
Creator of the world, we pray
That Thou with wont­ed love wouldst keep
Thy watch around us while we sleep.

O let no ev­il dreams be near,
Nor phan­toms of the night ap­pear;
Our ghost­ly en­emy re­strain,
Lest aught of sin our bo­dies stain.

Almighty Fa­ther, hear our cry
Through Je­sus Christ our Lord most high,
Who with the Ho­ly Ghost and Thee
Doth live and reign eter­nal­ly.