O MERCIFUL God, hear this our request,
And grant unto us this night quiet rest.
Into thy tuition O Lord do us take:
Our bodies sleeping, our minds yet may wake.
Forgive the offences this day we have wrought
Against thee and our neighbour, in word, deed, and thought.
And grant us thy grace henceforth to fly sin
And that a new life we may now begin.
Deliver and defend us this night from all evil,
And from the danger of our enemy, the Devil,
Which goeth about seeking his prey
And by his craft whom we may betray.
Assist us, O Lord, with thy holy sprite,
That valiantly against him we may ever fight;
And winning the victory, may lift up our voice,
And in thy strength faithfully rejoice,
Saying, ‘To the Lord be all honour and praise.
For his defence both now and always!’