Three Prayers for Sleep and Waking + 

Ere thou sleepest gently lay + 

Every troubled thought away: + 

Put off worry and distress + 

As thou puttest off thy dress: + 

Drop thy burden and thy care + 

In the quiet arms of prayer. + 

Lord, Thou knowest how I live, + 

All I’ve done amiss forgive: + 

All of good I’ve tried to do, + 

Strengthen, bless, and carry through, + 

All I love in safety keep, + 

While in Thee I fall asleep. + 

If slumber should forsake + 

Thy pillow in the dark, + 

Fret not thyself to mark + 

How long thou liest awake. + 

There is a better way; + 

Let go the strife and strain, + 

Thine eyes will close again, + 

If thou wilt only pray. + 

Lord, Thy peaceful gift restore, + 

Give my body sleep once more: + 

While I wait my soul will rest + 

Like a child upon Thy breast. + 

Ere thou risest from thy bed, + 

Speak to God Whose wings were spread + 

O’er thee in the helpless night: + 

Lo, He wakes thee now with light! + 

Lift thy burden and thy care + 

In the mighty arms of prayer. + 

Lord, the newness of this day + 

Calls me to an untried way: + 

Let me gladly take the road, + 

Give me strength to bear my load, + 

Thou my guide and helper be⁠— + 

I will travel through with Thee. + 