From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggety beasties,
And things that go bump in the night,
Good Lord, deliver us.

-Cornish prayer

Lord, keep us safe this night,
Secure from all our fears;
May angels guard us while we sleep,
Till morning light appears.

-John Leland

May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields;
And, until we meet again, may God
Hold you in the palm of his hand.

-Irish blessing

"The secret of prayer is prayer in secret."

-Author Unknown

God is great,
God is good,
Let us thank Him
For this food.
Amen.

Heavenly Father, hear our prayer,
Keep us in Thy loving care.
Guard us through the livelong day
In our work and in our play.
Keep us pure and sweet and true
In everything we say and do.
Amen.

(amen: so may it be)

"Oh heavenly Father, protect and bless all things that have breath: guard them from all evil and let them sleep in peace."

-Albert Schweitzer

Jesus, friend of little children,
Be a friend to me;
Take my hand, and ever keep me
Close to thee.

Never leave me, nor forsake me;
Ever be my friend;
For I need thee, from life's dawning
To its end.

-Walter J. Mathams

May God Give You...

For every storm, a rainbow;
For every tear, a smile;
For every care, a promise;
And an answer for each prayer.

-Irish blessing

"Lord, make us see your glory in every place."

-Michelangelo

Lord, behold our family here assembled.
We thank thee for this place in which we
dwell; for the love that unites us; for the
peace accorded us this day; for the hope with
which we expect the morrow; the the health,
the work, the food, and the bright skies that
make our life delightful; for our friends
in all parts of the earth.
Let peace abound in our small community.
Give us courage, gaiety, and the quiet mind.

-Robert Louis Stevenson

"The Christian on his knees sees more than the philosopher on tiptoe."

-Augustus Toplady

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Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.

Twenty-Third Psalm

The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

-A psalm of David, as translated into English in the Authorized King James Version (1611) of the Christian Holy Bible

It is good for us to keep some account of our prayers, that we might not unsay them in our practice.