Even in our tiredest moments, we end our day, huddled together, under the duvet and we say a prayer to thank our Lord for the day and His blessings. One of our favourites is a version of this prayer/hymn from the 1800s. (Scroll down to see our version taken from a small paper prayer book I purchased while on a trip to Scotland.) Beatasum

God, that madest earth and heaven,
darkness and light;
who the day for toil hast given,
for rest the night;
may thine angel guards defend us,
slumber sweet thy mercy send us;
holy dreams and hopes attend us,
all through the night.

Guard us waking, guard us sleeping,
and when we die,
may we in thy mighty keeping
all peaceful lie;
when the last dread call shall wake us,
do not thou, our God, forsake us,
but to reign in glory take us
with Thee on high.

Verse 1: Reginald Heber, 1827;
Verse 2: Richard Whately, 1838

God who madest Earth and Heaven
darkness and light,
Who the day for toil has given,
for rest, the night,
Guard us waking, guard us sleeping
And when we die,
May we in they mighty keeping,
All peaceful lie.

Amen.

Goodnight. Sleep well. See you in the morning.

Here are some links to other posts I’ve done on prayer:

My Daily Prayer

My Favourite Prayer (St. Francis of Assissi)

Prayer for Intercession by The Little Flower

Personal night-time prayer

Time to Pray

Sleep, baby sleep.