In the midnight of my wandering When shadows press my name The demons circle silently Each whisper fanning flame Yet trembling not, I lift my heart For Christ is ever near And arrow prayers take flight at once To scatter dread and fear A single breath becomes my spear A whisper forged in grace Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy, Lord And darkness flees the place No strength of mine can conquer them No earthly iron sword But mercy turned to fire in me Burns brighter than their horde The tempter bends his bow again With thoughts both sharp and sly But I release a quicker dard Oh Jesus, hear my cry These arrow prayers so short and swift Outstrip the demons' schemes The Name of God is lightning cast Across their shattered dreams When passions rise like sudden storms When pride begins to swell When lust or anger cast their nets As snares from depths of hell I aim one thought toward Heaven's throne A humble, steady plea Son of God, have mercy now And set my spirit free So through the night the battle roars Yet I shall not lose heart For every breath can guard my soul If prayer becomes my art And though I fall a thousand times I rise with one refrain Have mercy on me, Jesus Christ And make me yours again Thus arrow prayers become my shield The Jesus Prayer, my sword No demons stand before the grace Of Christ, my conquering Lord And when the dawn breaks pure and gold I will know the war was won By mercy whispered in the dark By love of God the Son