Great Ruler of All Space and Time
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You give us daylight to employ
In work for you, that with the night
Refreshing sleep we may enjoy.
While silence and the darkness reign
Preserve our souls from sin and harm,
Let nothing evil venture near
To cause us panic or alarm.
And while we thus renew our strength,
Untouched by taint of sinful fire
Let hearts and minds find rest in you,
The Source of every good desire.
O Father, this we ask be done
Through Jesus Christ, your only Son,
Whom in the Spirit we adore:
One God who reigns for evermore. Amen.
Tune: Babylon’s Streams L.M.
Music: Thomas Campion, 1567-1620
Text: Sator princepsque temporum, anonymous from the seventh or eighth century
Translation: Benedictines of Saint Cecilia’s Abbey
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