Evening Compline Prayers
Grant us, Master, as we depart for sleep, rest for body and soul. Protect
us from the gloom of sinful sleep and from all dark pleasures of the night.
Calm the impulses of passion, and quench the fiery darts of evil which are
treacherously cast against us. Check the turbulence of our flesh and lull
all our earthly and mundane thoughts. Grant us, O God, a watchful mind,
prudent reason, a vigilant heart and tranquil sleep, free from all evil
dreams. Raise us up at the hour of prayer, strengthen us in your
commandments, and