Saviour of sinners, of whom I am chief,
despise me not; despise me not, O Lord,
despise not the cost of Thy Blood,
who am called by Thy Name;

but look on me with those eyes of Thine,
with which Thou didst look upon

Magdalene at the feast,

Peter in the hall,

the Thief on the wood;

that with the Thief I may entreat Thee humbly, Remember me, Lord, in Thy kingdom; that with Peter I may weep bitterly and say, O that mine eyes were a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night; that with Magdalene I may hear Thee say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; and with her may love much, because many sins, yea manifold, have been forgiven me.

And Thou, All-holy, Good, and Life-giving Spirit, despise me not, Thy breath,

despise not Thine own holy things;
but return, O Lord, how long?

and be gracious unto Thy servant.

III.

Commendation.

LESSED art Thou,,O Lord, our God,

BLESSE

the God of our Fathers;

Who turnest the shadow of death into the morning, and renewest the face of the earth;

Who removest darkness from the face of the light,
and banishest night, and bringest back the day;
Thou Who hast lightened mine eyes, that
I sleep not in death;

Who hast delivered me from the terror by night,
from the pestilence that walketh in darkness;
Who hast driven sleep from mine eyes
and slumber from mine eyelids;
Who makest the outgoings of the morning
and evening to rejoice;

for that I laid me down and slept
and rose up again,

for the Lord sustained me;

for that I waked and beheld,

and my sleep was sweet unto me. Blot out as a thick cloud my transgressions, and as a cloud my sins;

grant me to become a child of light,
a child of the day,

to walk soberly, purely, honestly, as in the day. Vouchsafe to keep me this day without sin. Uphold me when I am falling and lift me

when I am down,

that I may not harden my heart in provocation, or temptation, or in deceitfulness of any sin. Moreover, deliver me to-day

from the snare of the hunter, and from the noisome pestilence; from the arrow that flieth by day, from the sickness that destroyeth in the noonday. Guard this day against my evil,

against the evil of this day guard Thou me. Let not my days be consumed in vanity, nor my years in sorrow.

But let one day utter speech to another; let this day add some knowledge or practice to yesterday.

O let me hear Thy loving-kindness betimes in the morning,

for in Thee is my trust ;

show Thou me the way that I should walk in, for I lift up my soul unto Thee.

Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies, for I flee unto Thee to hide me. Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth Thee, for Thou art my God;

let Thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness.

Quicken me, O Lord, for Thy Name's sake, and for Thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

Remove from me foolish imaginations, inspire those which are good and pleasing in Thy sight.

Turn away mine eyes lest they behold vanity; let mine eyes look right on,

and let mine eyelids look straight before me. Hedge up mine ears with thorns,

lest they incline to foolish words.
Waken mine ear early to hear,

and open mine ears to the instruction of Thy oracles.

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth,
and keep the door of my lips.

Let my word be seasoned with salt, that it may minister grace to the hearers. Let no deed be grief unto me, nor offence of

heart.

Let me do some deed

for which Thou wilt remember me, Lord,

for good,

and spare me according to the greatness of Thy mercy.

Into Thine hands I commend my spirit, soul, and body,

which Thou hast created, redeemed,

regenerated,

O Lord, Thou God of truth;

and together with me all mine, and all that belongs to me.

Thou hast vouchsafed them to me, Lord,
in Thy goodness.

Guard us from all evil.

Guard our souls, I beseech Thee, O Lord. Guard us from stumbling, and place us faultless in the presence of Thy glory in that day.

Guard my going out and my coming in
henceforth and for ever.

Prosper, I pray Thee, Thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of those who meet him.

O God, make speed to save me, O Lord, make haste to help me. O turn Thee then unto me, and have mercy

upon me;

give Thy strength unto Thy servant,
and help the son of Thine handmaid.
Show some token upon me for good,

that they who hate me may see it and be ashamed,
because Thou, Lord, hast holpen me
and comforted me.