Countdown to my A Levels (again!)

A student's prayer

Lord, grant me a quiet heart
Before exams start.

Lead me to use my leisure hours
To invigorate my powers.
My mind from daydreams liberate,
Give me the will to concentrate.
From all distractions, set me free
That in my studies I may be
A student with a sole fulfilment
To make my work a sacrament.

From my faint heart in low expel
All failure fears that therein dwell.
And from my pillow drive away
All dark forebodings of the day.
Help me in faith to rest so deep,
That I may have untroubled sleep.
While notes and lectures I prepare,
May I not lose my zest for prayer.

May I not forget to look
For guidance in Thy Book.
And may I ever grateful be
To all who daily pray for me.
For myself I intercede,
For other students too, I plead.
So may exams find
Each one alert in heart and mind.

Thus inward joy and peace possessing,
May exams prove a source of blessing.

- Anonymous