Prayer at Bedtime

Many of the writings of Martin Luther (1483-1546), leader of the Protestant Reformation, have been passed down through the ages, including this bedtime prayer seeking God's protection: 

My Heavenly Father, 

I thank You, through Jesus Christ, Your beloved Son, 

that You have protected me, by Your grace. 

Forgive, I pray, all my sins and the evil I have done. 

Protect me, by Your grace, tonight. 

I put myself in your care, body and soul and all that I have. 

Let Your holy angels be with me, 

so that the evil enemy will not gain power over me. 

Amen.