O Saviour, bless us ere we go,

Thy word into our minds instill,

And make our lukewarm hearts to glow

With lowly love and fervent will,

Through life’s long day and death’s dark night

O gentle Jesus, be our light

The day is gone, its hours have run

And Thou hast taken count of all,

The scanty triumphs grace hath won

The broken vow, the frequent fall

Forgive us, Lord; year give us joy

Sweet fear, and sober liverty,

And loving hears without alloy

That only long to be like Thee

Labour is sweet, for Thou hast toil’d

And care is light, for Thou has cared:

Let not our works with self be soil’d

Nor in unsimple ways ensnared

For all we love, the poor, the sad

The sinful, uto Thee we call

Oh let Thy mercy make us glad;

Thou art our saviour and our all

O Saviour, bless us, night is come,

Thy holy Presence with us be,

Good angles watch bout our home,

And we are one day nearer Thee