Our help is in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth.
Silent reflection on the day now past
An Act of confession
Most merciful God we confess to you,
before the whole company of heaven and one another,
that we have sinned in thought, word and deed
and in what we have failed to do.
Forgive us our sins, heal us by your Spirit
and raise us to new life in Christ. Amen.
O God, make speed to save us. O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now and shall be for ever. Amen.
Alleluia.
Before the ending of the day, Creator of the world, we pray
That you, with steadfast love, would keep your watch around us while we sleep.
From evil dreams defend our sight, from fears and terrors of the night;
Tread underfoot our deadly foe that we no sinful thought may know.
O Father, that we ask be done through Jesus Christ, your only Son;
And Holy Spirit, by whose breath our souls are raised to life from death.
Psalm 91
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High and abides under the shadow of the Almighty,
Shall say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my stronghold, my God, in whom I put my trust.’
For he shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.
He shall cover you with his wings and you shall be safe under his feathers;
his faithfulness shall be your shield and buckler.
You shall not be afraid of any terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;
Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor of the sickness that destroys at noonday.
Though a thousand fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand,
yet it shall not come near you.
Your eyes have only to behold to see the reward of the wicked.
Because you have made the Lord your refuge and the Most High your stronghold,
There shall no evil happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your tent.
For he shall give his angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.
They shall bear you in their hands, lest you dash your foot against a stone.
You shall tread upon the lion and adder;
the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
Because they have set their love upon me, therefore will I deliver them;
I will lift them up, because they know my name.
They will call upon me and I will answer them;
I am with them in trouble,
I will deliver them and bring them to honour.
With long life will I satisfy them and show them my salvation.
Keep us, good Lord,
under the shadow of your mercy and, as you have bound us to yourself in love,
leave us not who call upon your name, but grant us your salvation,
made known in the cross of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now and shall be for ever. Amen.
Hebrews 4.9-11a
A sabbath rest still remains for the people of God;
for those who enter God’s rest also cease from their labours as God did from his.
Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest.
Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
For you have redeemed me, Lord God of truth.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Keep me as the apple of your eye.
Hide me under the shadow of your wings.
The Nunc Dimittis (Song of Simeon)
Save us, O Lord, while waking, and guard us while sleeping,
that awake we may watch with Christ and asleep may rest in peace.
Now, Lord, you let your servant go in peace: your word has been fulfilled.
My own eyes have seen the salvation which you have prepared in the sight of every people;
A light to reveal you to the nations and the glory of your people Israel.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now and shall be for ever. Amen.
Save us, O Lord, while waking, and guard us while sleeping,
that awake we may watch with Christ and asleep may rest in peace.
Prayers
Intercessions and thanksgivings may be offered here.
The Collect
O God, forasmuch as without you we are not able to please you;
mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The Conclusion
In peace we will lie down and sleep; for you alone, Lord, make us dwell in safety.
Abide with us, Lord Jesus, for the night is at hand and the day is now past.
As the night watch looks for the morning, so do we look for you, O Christ.
Come with the dawning of the day and make yourself known in the breaking of the bread.
The Lord bless us and watch over us;
the Lord make his face shine upon us and be gracious to us;
the Lord look kindly on us and give us peace. Amen.
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