When the Night is Dark and Cold

When the night is dark and cold,
Jesus give me your light.
Enlighten-me.

Fading, still fading, the last beam is shining;

Ave, Maria, day is declining;

Safety and innocence fly with the light, 

Temptation and danger walk forth with the night;

From the fall of the shade till the matin shall chime, 

Shield us from danger and save us from crime; 

Ave, Maria; audi nos. 

(The Pilgrim's Hymn, 1814)