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Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers, creator of the changes of day and night, giving rest to the weary,  renewing the strength of those who are spent, bestowing  upon us occasions of song in the evening. As you have protected us in the day that is past, so be with us in the  coming night; keep us from every sin, every evil, and every  fear; for you are our light and salvation, and the strength of  our life. To you be glory for endless ages. Amen.

Almighty, everlasting God, let our prayer in your sight be as incense, the lifting up of our hands as the evening sacrifice. Give us grace to behold you, present in your Word and Sacraments, and to recognize you in the lives of those around  us. Stir up in us the flame of that love which burned in the heart of your Son as he bore his passion, and let it burn in us  to eternal life and to the ages of ages. Amen.