4/29/21

NIGHT PRAYER: Thursday 4/29

 

 

When I was a child, Lord, I'd wait at night, in bed, 
for mom and dad to come to tuck me in, 
hear my prayers, give me a kiss and say,
Good night! God bless you! I love you!
 
And some nights, my father would stay a little longer
to tell me a bedtime story... 
 
All that was long ago, Lord, and it's been decades 
since you called my parents home to heaven's peace...
 
Still, it's good each night to wait for you
to come and tuck me in
with a promise of your presence, 
a gentle kiss of grace
and a blessing on my soul
as you whisper at day's end, 
just one more time, 
I love you...

And perhaps tonight, Lord, 
you might stay a little longer 
and share with me a bedtime story of your love, 
of your pledge to meet me in the morning 
when the dark of night has yielded
to a new day's dawning light...
 
Protect me, Lord, while I'm awake,
waiting for you to tuck me in
and watch over me while I sleep
and dream your story's love
that awake, I might keep watch with you
and asleep, rest in your peace...
 
Amen.

(I couldn't decide on a particular musical selection for tonight's prayer so you can choose from among three - or better yet, enjoy them all!  The first is an instrumental, a lullaby version of Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry."  Give it a chance, it's really charming! The second is a haunting chant version of Psalm 33.  The third is a traditional blessing set to music by John Rutter and sung by the Cambridge Singers.) 
 

Lullaby Renditions of Bob Marley


Psalm 33: In the silent hours of night
 
 
In the silent hours of night bless the Lord.

O come bless the Lord, all you who serve the Lord,
who stand in the house of the Lord,
in the courts of the house of our God.

Lift up your hands to the holy place
and bless the Lord through the night.

May the Lord bless you from Zion,
he who made both heaven and earth.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever. 
Amen.
 
 
The Lord Bless You and Keep You by John Rutter



The Lord bless you and keep you:
The Lord make His face to shine upon you,
To shine upon you and be gracious, 

and be gracious unto you.
 
The Lord bless you and keep you:
The Lord make His face to shine upon you,
To shine upon you and be gracious, 

and be gracious unto you.
 
The Lord lift up the light
Of His countenance upon you,
The Lord lift up the light
Of His countenance upon you,
And give you peace,
And give you peace,
And give you peace,
And give you peace.
 
Amen.

  

  
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