The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

CHILDHOOD BEDTIME PRAYER

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.

Submitter comment: THIS IS A PRAYER MY FATHER TAUGHT ME, WHICH HE LEARNED FROM
HIS PARENTS. WE FOLLOWED THIS PRAYER WITH A PRAYER TO GOD
TO BLESS OUR FAMILY AND "EVERYBODY ELSE THAT WE L0VE."

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD