Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

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Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep

Author: Anonymous
Published in 32 hymnals

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Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to keep;
If I should die before I wake,
I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to take.

Source: Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) #402

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Author: Anonymous

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First Line:	Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep
Title:	Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
Author:	Anonymous
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1884
Copyright:	Public Domain