God, That Madest Earth and Heaven

God

that mad­est earth and Heav­en

Darkness and light!

Who the day for toil hast giv­en

For rest the night!

May Thine an­gel guards de­fend us

Slumber sweet Thy mer­cy send us;

Holy dreams and hopes at­tend us

This live­long night!

When the con­stant sun re­turn­ing

Unseals our eyes

May we

born anew like morn­ing

To la­bor rise;

Gird us for the task that calls us

Let not ease and self en­thrall us

Strong through Thee what­e’er be­fall us

O God most wise!

And when morn again shall call us

To run life’s way

May we still

what­ev­er be­fall us

Thy will ob­ey.

From the pow­er of ev­il hide us

In the nar­row path­way guide us

Nor Thy smile be ev­er de­nied us

All through the day.

Guard us wak­ing

guard us sleep­ing

And when we die

May we in Thy migh­ty keep­ing

All peace­ful lie;

When the last dread call shall wake us

Do not Thou

our God

for­sake us

But to reign in glo­ry take us

With Thee on high.