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The Third Collect, for Aid against all Perils.

O Lord, our darkness lighten now; defend our homes from harm, our aid in every peril Thou, our stay in all alarm! Lighten the darkness of our minds, the darkness of our hearts; lighten the earthly gloom that blinds with grace Thy Truth imparts. In every peril of this night, our heavenly keeper be; Protector, Guardian, Helper, Might: we find our all in Thee. In deepest gloom of moral night, lighten our darkness still; open our eyes to see the light and understand Thy will. “Of thy great mercy,” Lord, we pray through Jesus Christ our Lord, to turn our darkness into day through Thine eternal word.

1 O Lord, our darkness lighten now;
defend our homes from harm,
our aid in every peril Thou,
our stay in all alarm!
2 Lighten the darkness of our minds,
the darkness of our hearts;
lighten the earthly gloom that blinds
with grace Thy Truth imparts.
3 In every peril of this night,
our heavenly keeper be;
Protector, Guardian, Helper, Might:
we find our all in Thee.
4 In deepest gloom of moral night,
lighten our darkness still;
open our eyes to see the light
and understand Thy will.
5 “Of thy great mercy,” Lord, we pray
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
to turn our darkness into day
through Thine eternal word.

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Text attr. Eliza Humphreys
Tune St. Flavian
melody from Day's Psalter, 1562;
ad. and harm. Richard Redhead (1820-1901);
desc. Alan Gray (1855-1935)

The Third Collect, for Aid against all Perils.

Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.