Lord Jesu Christ, our Lord most dear,
As thou wast once an infant here,
So give this child of thine, we pray,
Thy grace and blessing day by day:
O holy Jesu, Lord divine.

As in thy heavenly kingdom, Lord,
All things obey thy sacred word,
Do thou thy mighty succour give,
And shield this child by morn and eve:
O holy Jesu, Lord divine.

Their watch let angels round him keep
Where'er he be, awake, asleep;
Thy holy Cross now let him bear,
That he thy crown with saints may wear:
O holy Jesu, Lord divine.


H. von Laufenberg
tr. Catherine Winkworth