Answer: IPRAY

AnswerCrossword Clue
IPRAY"Please"
IPRAY'-- the Lord my soul to keep'
IPRAY"Knock on wood..."
IPRAYStart of an appeal
IPRAYStart of a supplication
IPRAY"... the Lord . . . "
IPRAY"... the Lord my soul . . . "
IPRAY"Here's hoping . . ."
IPRAYSupplication starter
IPRAYSupplicant's opening
IPRAYStart of an entreaty
IPRAY"... ... the Lord my soul ..."
IPRAYStart of a request for divine intervention
IPRAY"Here's hoping ..."
IPRAY"Here's hoping..."
IPRAY"... the Lord my soul to keep"
IPRAYWords addressed to the divine