This Night, O Lord, We Bless Thee

This night

O Lord

we bless Thee

For Thy pro­tect­ing care

And

ere we rest

ad­dress Thee

In low­ly

fer­vent pray­er:

From ev­il and temp­ta­tion

Defend us through the night

And round our ha­bi­ta­tion

Be Thou a wall of light.

On Thee our whole re­li­ance

From day to day we cast

To Thee

with firm af­fi­ance

Would cleave from first to last;

To Thee

through Je­sus’ mer­it

For need­ful grace we come

And trust that Thy good Spir­it

Will guide us safe­ly home.

What may be on the mor­row

Our fore­sight can­not see;

But be it joy or sor­row

We know it comes from Thee.

And no­thing can take from us

Where’er our steps may move

The staff of Thy sure pro­mise

The shield of Thy true love.