Gregorian Chant for Night Protection & Rest | Compline (In Pace Dormiam)

Gregorian Chant for Night Protection & Rest | Compline (In Pace Dormiam)

In Pace Dormiam—“I Shall Sleep in Peace”—is a solemn Gregorian chant sung at Compline, the final prayer of the monastic day. As the world grows still, the monks gather one last time beneath the quiet of the night, offering themselves to God’s care and falling into rest under His watchful peace.

Presented by Gregorian Chanting (@GregorianChanting), this chant is steeped in the sacred silence of the cloister. It reflects trust, surrender, and the ancient plea for divine protection in the darkness. Rooted in Psalm 4 and the nighttime prayers of centuries past, it is the sacred breath before sleep.

Let this chant be your spiritual closing—your last light before night.

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Prayer:
Domine, in pace dormiam, et requiescam in te. Amen.
Lord, I will sleep in peace and rest in You. Amen.

Latin Lyrics & English Translation:
Latin:
In pace dormiam et requiescam,
Quoniam tu, Domine, singulariter
In spe constituisti me.
Custodi me, Deus, sicut pupillam oculi,
Sub umbra alarum tuarum protege me.

Noctem quietam et finem perfectum
Concedat nobis Dominus omnipotens.

English:
In peace I will sleep and rest,
For You alone, O Lord,
Have made me dwell in hope.
Keep me, O God, as the apple of Your eye,
Hide me under the shadow of Your wings.

May the Almighty Lord grant us
A quiet night and a perfect end.

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