An Office of Compline that can be said alone at home

May the Lord grant to us a quiet night and a perfect end. Amen

Thou 0 Lord art in the midst of us and we are called by thy name

Leave us not, 0 Lord, Our God.

Have mercy upon us, 0 God: And hearken unto our prayer.

0 God, you are my God, for you I long.

My soul thirsts for you, like a dry weary land without water.

Your steadfast love is better than life

I will bless you as long as I live.

I will lift up my hands and call upon your name

My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,

I think of you as I lay upon my bed

I meditate upon you in the watches of the night

For you have been my help

In the shadow of your wings I sing for joy,

My soul clings to you

And your right hand upholds me.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be.

World without end. Amen.

Have Mercy on us, O God; And Hearken unto our prayer.

Before the ending of the day: creator of the world, we pray

That thou with wonted love wouldst keep

thy watch around us while we sleep.

0 let no evil dreams be near; nor phantoms of the night appear.

Our ghostly enemy restrain; lest ought of sin our bodies stain.

Almighty Father, hear our cry; through Jesus Christ our Lord most high

Who with the Holy Ghost and thee; doth live and reign eternally. Amen.

Into thy hands, 0 Lord, I commend my spirit

For thou hast redeemed me, 0 Lord, thou God of truth:

Keep me, 0 Lord, as the apple of an eye:

Hide me under the shadow of thy wings.

Save us, 0 Lord, waking; guard us sleeping,;

that awake we may watch with Christ;

and asleep we may rest in peace.

You may wish to end with some of the following prayers

Our Father....

Be present, 0 merciful God, and protect us through the silent hours of this night,

So that we who are fatigued by the changes and chances of

this fleeting world may repose upon thy eternal changelessness;               i

Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.                               

Visit I beseech thee, 0 Lord,

this home, and the homes of all my loved ones;

Drive far from them all the snares of the enemy

May thy holy angels dwell within them to preserve us in peace

And may thy blessing be upon us ever more. Amen.

All whom I love, I place in your keeping.

All whom I pray for, I place in your keeping.

Be with us by day, be with us by night.

and as this day closes the eyelids with sleep

grant that we may rise to the gift of a new day. Amen.

God, our Father, the day is over

and the shadows of the night fall softly around us.

We thank you for the blessings of this day,

for the people that we have met,

and for all that as helped us along the way.

For the special moments of joy

that have made our hearts glad;

and for the opportunities we have been given

to share your love with others.

in our saviours name. Amen.

Lighten our darkness we beseech thee, 0 Lord

And by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers this night,

For the love of thy only Son, our saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.

I place our hands in yours. Lord; I place our hands in yours.

I place our dreams in yours. Lord: I place our dreams in yours.

I place our lives in yours. Lord; I place our lives in yours.

I place our souls in yours. Lord; I place our souls in yours.

May the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.