Theodore's Prayer Before Sleep

A prayer by St. Theodore the Studite, for a good sleep.
The full text of the prayer:
“O You who gives sleep and ease from toil
To those whom daylight calls to labour still,
Grant to me, O Christ, You Word of God,
Sleep light and gentle, swift to come and go,
And pure from fancy visions profitless
But filled with dreams of all things fair and good.
Then rouse me up, the time the semantron sounds,
Alert and sober, fit for sacred song.
Set well my feet to praise You while I go,
From evil spirits keep my spirit free,
And purify my tongue to harmony,
To sing and magnify Your glorious might;
That rising early after perfect rest
I may behold the light of Your commands.”

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[feeble_stirrings]

A lovely prayer. I also love a bedtime prayer from St. Augustine,
"Watch, O Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight,
and give Your angels and saints charge over those who sleep.

Tend Your sick ones, O Lord Christ. Rest Your weary ones.
Bless Your dying ones. Soothe Your suffering ones.
Pity Your afflicted ones. Shield Your joyous ones, and all for Your love's sake. Amen."

[roberthilsdon]

I saw this as I was going to bed, and it became my evening prayer. I'm not sure about the tea...

[Shawn-rk]

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord ☦️ 🙏

[_JDFun]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. A beautiful liturgy to add to the rhythm. Glory be to Christ.

[mccashmax]

Ironically, i am watching this instead of doing my prayers before sleep 😆

[MagnusMol]

First I loved the video but did you know about the origins of sleepy time tea