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LYRICAL PRAYER

NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP.
PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP.
IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE,
I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO TAKE.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED FROM HIS MOTHER.

Data entry tech comment: THIS PRAYER IS COMMONLY TAUGHT TO CHILDREN.

Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE

Keyword(s): RELIGION

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival C840.574.86
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief
CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping
BELIEF -- Prayer

Date learned: 12-04-1967

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