COLLECTS

O GOD, the health of our countenance,* after Whom the souls of Thy servants do ardently long; grant, we beseech Thee that while we are nourished with the food of our visible tears, we may set Thee invisibly within the tabernacle of our hearts. Through. (1.)

O GOD, Who in the day-time commandest Thy mercy,* and in the night-season manifestest Thyself, we pray Thee that Thou wouldest both in the day defend us for our salvation, and in the night protect us for our rest. Amen. Through Thy mercy. (11.)