Essential Celtic Prayers by Thomas McPherson

Author:Thomas McPherson [McPherson, Thomas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Published: 2017-07-15T22:00:00+00:00

Prayers for the End of the Day

The Aidan Compline

In monastic communities, compline, or night prayer, is offered at the end of the day before going to bed. Compline prayers look back on the day gone by, forward to the night’s rest, and beyond to a new day. This prayer is attributed to Aidan, a member of the Celtic Christian monasteries Iona and Lindisfarne in the seventh century.

O Christ, Son of the living God,

may Your holy angels guard our sleep,

may they watch over us as we rest

and hover around our beds.

Let them reveal to us in our dreams

visions of Your glorious truth,

O High Prince of the universe,

O High Priest of the mysteries.

May no dreams disturb our rest

and no nightmares darken our dreams.

May no fears or worries delay

our willing, prompt repose.

May the virtue of our daily work

hallow our nightly prayers.

May our sleep be deep and soft

so our work be fresh and hard.

I will lie down and sleep in peace

for You alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.

I will lie down and sleep in peace

for You alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.

How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God!

How vast is the sum of them!

Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains

of sand.

When I awake, I am still with You.

My Christ! My Christ!

My shield! My encircler!

Each day, each night,

each light, each dark.

Be near me, uphold me,

my treasure, my triumph.

Circle me, Lord,

keep protection near and danger afar.

Circle me, Lord,

keep light near and darkness afar.

Circle me, Lord,

keep peace within; keep evil out.

The peace of all peace be mine this night.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the

Holy Spirit. Amen.

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