Now I lay me down to sleep

Cultural  

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.

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Example Sentences

Now I lay me down to sleep;" rather, from the first, they lisped, "Our Father who art in Heaven.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

He must say it for him, and he whispered in a broken voice, "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep."

From The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High Sierras by Fisher, Frederick Vining

Mrs. Seabright did not at all relish the sentimental turn of her son's mind, but she began in as tender tones as she could summon: "Now I lay me down to sleep."

From The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist by Bell, Robert E.

After the "Now I lay me down to sleep" there followed silence.

From Honey-Sweet by Turpin, Edna Henry Lee