How does the prayer go that starts Now I lay me down to sleep?

How does the prayer go that starts Now I lay me down to sleep?

“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my Soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my Soul to take.”

What is the prayer Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep?

Ever this day be at my side; to light, to guard, to rule and guide. Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. Ever this day be at my side; to light, to guard, to rule and guide.

Who created the Prayer Now I lay me down to sleep?

Mitchell and George W.

How do you pray when going to sleep?

Dear God, as I lay me down to sleep, relax the tension of my body; calm the restlessness of my mind; still the thoughts which worry and perplex me. Help me to rest myself and all my problems in your strong and loving arms.

What is the history of Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep?

Now I lay me down to sleep; the bedtime prayer so familiar to many children dating back to the New England Primer of 1781 was a plea to the Almighty to protect the soul of the petitioner during the night.

What does it mean when God wakes you up?

God might wake us up to counsel us. He shows us things we need to know when we are not busy doing something else. When we are slowed. When we are focused. When we take time to ask Him for wisdom before we are in the thick of it.

What does I pray the Lord my soul to keep?

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

What’s the prayer Now I Lay Me Down to sleep?

Here are five bedtime prayers to help you thank God for your day or ask forgiveness for your sins. “Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep. I pray to God my soul to take. I pray the Lord to guide my ways. Safely let me sleep tonight. So to all I say good night.”

What do you pray when you go to sleep?

I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray to God my soul to take. If I should live for other days, I pray the Lord to guide my ways. Father, unto thee I pray,

Do you pray the Lord my soul to keep?

I pray the Lord my soul to keep. I pray the Lord my soul to take. He said that he wasn’t sure about thinking that he might die in his sleep, every single night of his entire youth.

What was the original prayer of lay Preston?

The version that Lay Monk Preston was taught as a toddler, and prayed out of habit every night of his life until age 18 or 19, was: I pray the Lord my soul to keep. I pray the Lord my soul to take. He said that he wasn’t sure about thinking that he might die in his sleep, every single night of his entire youth.