Now that the star of light has risen,
Let us to God most humbly pray,
To save us from all hurtful things,
In all our actions of the day.

To bridle and restrain our tongue,
That wordy war may not resound,
To cover and protect our sight,
From dangerous follies all around.

To drive iniquity away,
And purify our inmost soul,
And by spare use of meat and drink,
Our rebel passions to control.

That, when the day has sped away,
And He again the night shall bring,
We may, through holy abstinence,
With purity His glory sing.

-Bagshawe