| Edward Farr, ed. Select Poetry of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. 1845. | | | | Before We Go to Bed | | XCIII. John Norden |
| | | | The Lord will graunt his louing kindnes in the day, and in the night will wee sing of him, euen a prayer vnto the God of our life. PSAL. 42. 8. |
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OH Father full of might and loue, | |
| Our castle and our stay, | |
| Who rulest with thy power aboue | |
| The darkesome night and day. | |
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| The day is thine, the night also | 5 |
| Thou rulest with thy hand; | |
| Both which were made for man, we know, | |
| And so was sea and land. | |
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| The sea and land, and all the things | |
| Therein which thou hast plast, | 10 |
| Thou gauest vs, and made vs kings, | |
| To vse them till the last. | |
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| Which blessings, Lord, this day we haue | |
| Most richly had from thee: | |
| Blesse eke this night, good Lord, wee craue; | 15 |
| Keepe vs from danger free. | |
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| Preserue vs when our drowsie sleepe | |
| Our bodies shall possesse, | |
| And let not Sathan creepe into, | |
| Nor our poore soules oppresse. | 20 |
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| But let thy grace preuent his ire; | |
| Let nothing vs annoy; | |
| Let faith preuaile, let him retire, | |
| And we good rest enjoy. |
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Tremble, and sin not, examine your owne hearts vpon your bed, and be still. PS. 4. 4. | | | |
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