Blest Creator of the Light

Blest Cre­at­or of the light

Making day with ra­di­ance bright

Thou didst o’er the form­ing earth

Give the gold­en light its birth.

Shade of eve with morn­ing ray

Took from Thee the name of day;

Darkness now is draw­ing nigh;

Listen to our hum­ble cry.

May we ne’er by guilt de­pressed

Lose the way to end­less rest;

Nor with idle thoughts and vain

Bind our souls to earth again.

Rather may we heav­en­ward rise

Where eter­nal trea­sure lies;

Purified by grace with­in

Hating ev­ery deed of sin.

Holy Fa­ther

hear our cry

Through Thy Son our Lord most high

Whom our thank­ful hearts ad­ore

With the Spir­it ev­er­more.