Ruler of the Dread Immense

Ruler of the dread im­mense!

Maker of this migh­ty frame!

Whose eter­nal pro­vi­dence

Governs and up­holds the same!

Low be­fore Thy face we bend;

Hear our sup­pli­cat­ing cries;

And Thy light eter­nal send

With the fresh­ly dawn­ing skies.

King of kings! and Lord most high !

This of Thy dear love we pray—

May Thy guard­ian an­gel nigh

Keep us from all sin this day.

May he crush the dead­ly wiles

Of the en­vi­ous Ser­pent’s art

Ever spread­ing cun­ning toils

Round about the thought­less heart.

May he scat­ter ruth­less war

Ere to this our shore it come;

Plague and fa­mine drive afar;

Fix se­cure­ly peace at home.

Father

Son

and Ho­ly Ghost

Everlasting Tri­ni­ty!

Guard

by Thy an­gel­ic host

Us

who put our trust in Thee.