Now I lay me down to sleep

1. Words of a children's 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.

Example Sentences

Now I lay me down to sleep and all I can think about is the families who lost a child today in another senseless act of gun violence!

From Los Angeles Times

“Now I lay me down to sleep and all I can think about is the families who lost a child today in another senseless act of gun violence,” Ralph tweeted.

From Los Angeles Times

“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray to God my soul to keep,” Springsteen says, remembering the bedtime petition of his youth.

From Los Angeles Times

While she’s been working with Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep in a volunteer capacity since she lost her first pregnancy, Furtwangler told me that she became “sick of being on the sidelines” and decided to learn photography herself.

From Slate

“There are some people who think it’s somewhat morbid,” says Dawn McCormick, a New York-based photographer who volunteers for Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, an organization that offers free professional portraits to parents who are experiencing the loss of a baby.

From Slate