770. Tired, Now I Go To Bed
Tired, now I go to bed,
resting on the pillow my head;
Father, look with endless love
down to my bed from above!
Dear God, if I have today
against your commandments strayed,
be then gracious, be then good,
erase it with Jesus’ blood!
Look to us, oh Lord, be kind,
look to us, who share one mind,
place then your angelic host
around the world from coast to coast!
Those who’s sick at heart, stand by,
close then every tired eye,
give us all then restful peace
through our faith in Jesus Christ.
— Translated by K-M Skalkenæs, 24/4-2012
Original: Luise Hensel 1817, Kristian Arentzen 1846.
789. Now Closes Fast My Eye
Now closes fast my eye,
God, Father in the high,
protect me in my sleep!
Through sorrow, sin and dangers
your angel with me lingers
who guides my feet and does me keep.
— Translated by K-M Skalkenæs, 24/5-2012
Original: Peter Foersom 1813.