Guide Us Waking, O Lord

Compline

Guide us waking, O Lord, and guard us sleeping; that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace.

Salva nos, Domine, vigilantes, custodi nos dormientes, ut vigilemus cum Christo et requiescamus in pace.

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Provenance

Roman secular office, medieval

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The night prayer of the Western church for over a thousand years, sung before and after the Song of Simeon at Compline. Six verbs, one name, one movement – from the waking day into the sleeping night.

Guide us waking, O Lord, and guard us sleeping; that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace.

Salva nos, Domine, vigilantes, custodi nos dormientes, ut vigilemus cum Christo et requiescamus in pace.

↻Turn your device to see the Latin original

Original-language source

Provenance

Roman secular office, medieval

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

The night prayer of the Western church for over a thousand years, sung before and after the Song of Simeon at Compline. Six verbs, one name, one movement – from the waking day into the sleeping night.