Father in heaven! the day is declining;
Safety and innocence flee with the light,
Temptation and danger walk forth with the night;
From the fall of the shade till the morning bells chime,
Shield us from danger and keep us from crime!
Father! have mercy, thro’ Jesus Christ our Lord! Amen!
2 Father in heaven! O, hear when we call,
Hear for Christ’s sake, who is Saviour of all!
Feeble and fainting, we trust in thy might;
In doubting and darkness, thy love be our light!