Compline IV

Monday -- The Aiden Compline

*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.

*May You 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.

My dear ones, O God,

Bless Thou and keep,

In every place where they are.

*Into Your hands I commit my spirit;

I give it to You with all the love of my

heart.

*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.

*Christ without sin, Christ of wounds,

I am placing my soul and my body

Under Thy guarding this night,

Christ of the poor, Christ of tears.

Thy cross be my shielding this night,

O Thou Son of tears,

Of the wounds of the piercing.

*I am going now into the sleep:

O be it in Thy dear arm's keep,

O God of grace, that I shall

Awake in peace.

*My Christ! My Christ!

My shield, my encircler,

Each day, each night,

Each light, each dark.

*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 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.