Fading, still fading, the last beam is shining;

Father in heaven! the day is declining;

Safety and innocence flee with the light,

Temptation and danger walk forth with the night;

From the fall of the shade till the morning bells chime,

Shield us from danger and keep us from crime!

Father! have mercy, thro’ Jesus Christ our Lord! Amen!

2 Father in heaven! O, hear when we call,

Hear for Christ’s sake, who is Saviour of all!

Feeble and fainting, we trust in thy might;

In doubting and darkness, thy love be our light!

Let us sleep on thy breast while the night taper burns,

Wake in thy arms when morning returns.

Father! have mercy, thro’ Jesus Christ our Lord! Amen!