Candle
Keep watch, Dear Lord, with those who work or watch or weep this night and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous and all for your love’s sake. Amen.
From The Book of Common Prayer
Print Size 10.5w x 7h
Keep watch, Dear Lord, with those who work or watch or weep this night and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous and all for your love’s sake. Amen.
From The Book of Common Prayer
Print Size 10.5w x 7h
Keep watch, Dear Lord, with those who work or watch or weep this night and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous and all for your love’s sake. Amen.
From The Book of Common Prayer
Print Size 10.5w x 7h
Behind The Art
I have used the gray background, not only for contrast with the candle, but also because this is an evening or compline prayer. “Shield the joyous” has always seemed to me such a mysterious and poignant line. —Michael