In the Evening
Prayers, Book of Common Prayer (1979), pages 814–836.
Traditional
O Lord, support us all the day long, until the shadows lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then in thy mercy, grant us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last. Amen.
Contemporary
O Lord, support us all the day long, until the shadows lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then in your mercy, grant us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last. Amen.
Contemporary wording adapted by Gracelight from the Book of Common Prayer (1979), The Episcopal Church.
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