Bless my sleep, Lord

 Here is a prayer-poem to cover your sleep with God's peace, protection, and presence—anchored in His promises:  

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### **🌙 "BLESSING OVER YOUR SLEEP"**  

*A Night Watchman’s Prayer*  

**Lord, bless my sleep—**  

Draw night’s curtain, soft and deep,  

Guard my rest in shadows steep.  

*Post Your angels at my door,*  

**No fear, no foe, no haunting roar.**  

>*“In peace I will lie down and sleep, for You alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.”*  

>**—Psalm 4:8**  

**Still my thoughts—**  

Quiet whispers of the day,  

Worries, wonders, swept away.  

*Your breath, my lullaby, Your word my bed:*  

**“HUSH, MY CHILD—ALL THINGS ARE SAID.”**  

>*“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You.”*  

>**—Isaiah 26:3**  

**Renew my strength—**  

As eagles grounded, yet they soar,  

Rest these bones for kingdom’s chore.  

*Make dawn’s awakening fresh with grace,*  

**To rise and seek Your holy face.**  

>*“He gives sleep to His beloved... children like arrows in a warrior’s hands.”*  

>**—Psalm 127:2,4**  

**Guard my dreams—**  

No serpent’s hiss, no tempter’s snare,  

But visions bathed in holy air.  

*Where You walk on moonlit streams,*  

**Speaking hope in starlit themes.**  

>*“I, the Lord, watch over it; I water it continually. I guard it day and night so no one may disturb it.”*  

>**—Isaiah 27:3**  

**Cover me—**  

Beneath the shadow of Your wing,  

Till morning’s bells of mercy ring.  

*Your blood my shield, Your cross my light,*  

**Blessed rest in holy night.**  

>*“The Lord will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.”*  

>**—Psalm 121:8**  

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### ✨ **GOD’S NIGHT PROMISES FOR YOU**  

| **Need**          | **Scripture**                  | **Prayer Anchor**              |  

|-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  

| **Peace**         | Philippians 4:6–7              | *“Your peace will stand guard.”* |  

| **Protection**    | Psalm 91:5–6                   | *“No terror by night.”*         |  

| **Health**        | Proverbs 3:24                  | *“Your sleep will be sweet.”*   |  

| **Divine Visitation** | Job 33:15–16          | *“You speak in dreams.”*        |  

| **Renewal**       | Lamentations 3:22–23           | *“New mercies at dawn.”*        |  

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### 🕊️ **A BEDTIME PRAYER**  

> *“Father—  

> As I lay down:  

> — I release today’s burdens into Your hands.  

> — I silence every voice but Yours.  

> — I claim the blood of Jesus over my mind, body, and spirit.  

>  

> Send Your angels to encamp around me (Psalm 34:7).  

> Let Your Spirit breathe peace through my soul.  

> Renew me for tomorrow’s purpose.  

> If You wake me in the night watches,  

> speak—I am listening.  

>  

> In the name of Jesus,  

> my Rest and my Redeemer,  

> Amen.”*  

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### 💤 **REST IN THESE TRUTHS**  

- **You sleep under His gaze** (Psalm 121:3–4).  

- **Your rest is sacred** (Matthew 11:28).  

- **Dreams are His canvas** (Acts 2:17).  

- **Dawn holds His faithfulness** (Lamentations 3:23).  

*“Sleep is the gift He gives to His beloved—  

not as escape from the world,  

but as communion with the Maker of stars.”*  

**Rest deeply. You are watched over. 🌌**