The Church of England has attempted to comfort thousands of anxious A-Level students with a prayer for those awaiting exam grades.

Ahead of Thursday's results day the Church released a prayer of support "through the anxious moments of waiting". Written by a gap-year student shortly after receiving her own results, the prayers ask God to "keep reminding me of the bigger picture over the next few weeks".

As an alternative to Romans 8.38-39, the prayer reads: "For I am convinced that neither entry requirements nor exam results, neither anticipation nor doubts, neither success nor failure, nor any expectations, neither last minute fears nor anxieties, nor anything else in life, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

"Please, don't let me forget it!"

Headteachers have warned this year's results would be the "most unfair in a generation", according to The Telegraph.

A wholesale clampdown on appeals means it will be tougher for pupils to get a "second bite of the cherry". But leading headteachers said the changes were "rushed and flawed" and would mean students face "the most chaotic and unfair year in a generation".

The results will be available from early on Thursday morning.

The full prayer reads:

Jesus,

Keep reminding me of the bigger picture over the next few weeks,

Keep me in your hands when all other hands disappear,

For I am convinced that neither entry requirements nor exam results, neither anticipation nor doubts, neither success nor failure, nor any expectations, neither last minute fears nor anxieties, nor anything else in life, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Please, don't let me forget it!

Amen.