141. Sext Rector potens, verax Deus. O GOD, who canst not change nor fail, Guiding the hours, as they roll by, Bright'ning with beams the morning pale, And burning in the mid-day sky, Quench Thou the fires of hate and strife, The wasting fever of the heart; From perils guard our feeble life, And to our souls Thy peace impart. Grant this, O Father, Only Son, And Holy Spirit, God of grace, To whom all glory, Three in One, Be given in every time and place.