Father of Lights, by whom each day + 

Is kindled out of night, + 

Who, when the heavens were made, didst lay + 

Their rudiments in light; + 

Thou, who didst bind and blend in one + 

The glistening morn and evening pale, + 

Hear Thou our plaint, when light is gone, + 

And lawlessness and strife prevail. + 

Hear, lest the whelming weight of crime + 

Wreck us with life in view; + 

Lest thoughts and schemes of sense and time + 

Earn us a sinner’s due. + 

So may we knock at Heaven’s door, + 

And strive the immortal prize to win, + 

Continually and evermore + 

Guarded without and pure within. + 

Grant this, O Father, Only Son, + 

And Spirit, God of grace, + 

To whom all worship shall be done + 

In every time and place. + 