o power who sustain

and nourish and comfort

be with me through

the silent hours

of this night

that i who am wearied

by the changes and chances

of this fleeting life

may repose

upon your eternal ---

the prayerbook has

"changelessness" at this point

but that's far too inert a word

it sounds like mere stasis

a kind of dull continuity

for continuity's sake

that i may repose upon

your unwavering love

your undiminishable grace

your unbreachable safety

your unparallelled beauty

your unbrutish strength

your unrelenting gentleness

amen