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Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

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

Author: Anonymous
Published in 29 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

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

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

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Text Information

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
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