by Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)
A Prayer before Sleep
Language: English
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Keep us O Heavenly Father from evil this night, and bring us in safety to the beginning of another day. Pardon O God the offences of the past day; we remember with shame and contrition, many evil thoughts and neglected duties. May the comforts of every day be thankfully felt by us, may they prompt a benevolent spirit toward every fellow-creature. Amen.
Text Authorship:
- by Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Judith Bingham (b. 1952), "A Prayer before Sleep", 2022 [ satb chorus ], from Seven Short Prayers, no. 7
Publisher: Composers Edition [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2026-09-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 62