Glory to Thee, My God, This Night NLPHB 72

This is a C17 text by Thomas Ken set to TALLIS’ CANNON by Thomas Tallis (C16).

It is a sung night prayer that finishes with the Doxology. There are minor variations in the text and I have listed that found in this hymnal. Commentary is available here. Sheet music for accompaniment in various forms is provided at LiturgyShare.

Tallis is beyond my BIAB attempts but nonetheless a backing was made:

I tried a different organ sound too:

1 Glory 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.

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.

3 Teach me to live, that I may dread
The grave as little as my bed;
Teach me to die, that so I may
Rise glorious at the final day.

4 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.

5 When in the night I sleepless lie,
My soul with heavenly thoughts supply;
Let no ill dreams disturb my rest,
No powers of darkness me molest.

6 Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise him, all creatures here below,
Praise him above, angelic host,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

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