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All holy Sovereign of the sky,
whose voice creative throned on high
those orbs that shine so bright and fair,
and thy Almighty power declare:
By thy appointment to divide
the morning from the evening tide;
with influence sweet the earth to cheer,
and bless with grateful change the year:
Shine on our hearts, thou better Day,
and inward darkness chase away;
let danger flee before thy smile,
and sin no more our souls defile.
Such blessings, Lord, our prayers implore,
this evening and for evermore;
hear us, O Father, hear, O Son,
and Holy Spirit, Three in One.
Latin, earlier than 8th century; trans. Robert Campbell (1814-1868), 1850