Lord of the evening hour,
who hast often met with us at the close of day,
be our refuge now from the noise of the world
and the care of our own spirits.
Grant us thy peace.
Let not the darkness of our ignorance and folly,
of our sorrow and sin
hide thee from us.
Draw hear to us that we may be near to thee.
Speak to each of us the word we need,
and let thy word abide in us
till it has wrought in us thy holy will.
Quicken and refresh our hearts,
renew and increase our strength,
that we may grow into the likeness of thy faithful children,
and by our worship at this time
be enabled better to serve thee in our daily life
in the spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
--John Hunter, Devotional Services, 1915, cited in Morgan Phelps Noyes, Prayers for Services
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