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All Praise to Thee
Verse 1
All praise to thee, my God, this night,
For all the blessings of the light!
Keep me, O keep me, King of kings,
Beneath thine own almighty wings.
For all the blessings of the light!
Keep me, O keep me, King of kings,
Beneath thine own almighty wings.
Verse 2
Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son,
The ill that I this day have done,
That with the world, myself, and thee,
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.
The ill that I this day have done,
That with the world, myself, and thee,
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.
Verse 3
O may my soul on thee repose,
And with sweet sleep mine eyelids close,
Sleep that may me more vigorous make
To serve my God when I awake.
And with sweet sleep mine eyelids close,
Sleep that may me more vigorous make
To serve my God when I awake.
Verse 4
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise him, all creatures here below;
Praise him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Praise him, all creatures here below;
Praise him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Thomas Ken wrote this evening hymn for the scholars of Winchester College, and it shares its doxology with his morning and midnight hymns, all set to Tallis' Canon.