Most Holy Lord and God of Heaven

Most ho­ly Lord and God of Heav­en

Who to the glow­ing sky hast giv­en

The fires that in the east are born

With gra­du­al splen­dors of the morn;

Who

on the fourth day

didst re­veal

The sun’s en­kin­dled flam­ing wheel

Didst set the moon her or­dered ways

And stars their ev­er wind­ing maze;

That each in its ap­point­ed way

Might se­pa­rate night from day

And of the sea­sons through the year

The well re­mem­bered signs de­clare;

Illuminate our hearts with­in

And cleanse our minds from stain of sin;

Unburdened of our guil­ty load

May we un­fet­tered serve our God.

O Fa­ther

that we ask be done

Through Je­sus Christ

Thine on­ly Son;

Who

with the Ho­ly Ghost and Thee

Doth live and reign eter­nal­ly.