Addressing God as
Into ThyYour hands, O Lord Jesus Christ my God, I commend my spirit. Bless me, have mercy on me, and grant me eternal life. Amen.
We then make the sign of the cross over our bed and over ourselves, saying:
Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, and let those who hate him flee from before his face. As smoke vanishes, so let them vanish; as wax melts before the fire, so let the demons perish before those who love God and sign themselves with the sign of the cross.
O most precious and life-giving Cross of the Lord, help me, together with the holy Lady Theotokos and all the saints, unto the ages. Amen.
