 | The schoole of Vertue |  |
A praier to be saide when thou goest to bedde.
O mercifull god!heare this our requeste,
And graunte vnto vs
this nighte quiet reste.
Into thy tuicoin,
oh lorde, do vs take!
Our bodies slepynge,
our myndes yet maie wake.
Forgeue the offences
this daye we haue wroughte
A-gainste thee and our neighbour
in worde, dede, and thoughte!
And graunte vs thy grace
hense forth to flie sinne,
And that a newe lyfe
we maie nowe beginne!
Deliuer and defende vs
this night from all euell,
And from the daunger
of our enemie, the diuell,
whiche goeth a-boute
sekyng his praie,
And by his crafte
whom we maie betraie.
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with thy holy sprite,
That valiantly against him
we maie euer fighte;
And winning the victorie,
maie lifte vp our voice,
And in his strength
faithfully reioice,
Saying, “to the lorde
be all honour and praise
For his defence
bothe now and alwaies!”
| The schoole of Vertue | |