Evening Prayer

Bring us, O Lord our God,

at our last awakening

into the house and gate of heaven,

to enter that gate

and dwell in that house,

where there shall be

no darkness nor dazzling,

but one equal light;

no noise or silence,

but one equal music;

no fears nor hopes,

but one equal possession;

no ends nor beginnings,

but one equal eternity;

in the habitations

of your glory and dominion,

world without end.

— John Donne