Night Prayer

Te lucis ante terminum [To thee before the end of day]

To thee before the end of day, Rerum creator poscimus [Creator of the world we pray]

Creator of the world we pray, Ut solita clementia [That with thy wonted favour, thou]

That with thy wonted favour, thou Sis praesul ad custodiam [Wouldst be our guard and keeper now]

Wouldst be our guard and keeper now. Amen

Amen

Procul recedant somnia [From all ill dreams defend our sight]

From all ill dreams defend our sight, Et noctium fantasmata [From fears and terrors of the night]

From fears and terrors of the night; Hostemque nostrum comprime [Withhold from us our ghostly foe]

Withhold from us our ghostly foe, Ne polluantur corpora [That spot of sin we may not know]

That spot of sin we may not know. Amen

Amen

Praesta, Pater omnipotens [O Father, that we ask be done]

O Father, that we ask be done, Per Jesum Christum Dominum [Through Jesus Christ thine only Son]

Through Jesus Christ thine only Son, Qui tecum in perpetuum [Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee]

Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee, Regnat cum Sancto Spiritu [Doth live and reign eternally]

Doth live and reign eternally. Amen

Amen