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, I pray to God my soul to keep,” Springsteen says, remembering the bedtime petition of his youth.

From Los Angeles Times

“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

McCormick began working with Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep and through them conducts six or seven remembrance shoots a year.

From Slate

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

Parents can either reach out to photographers directly through Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep’s volunteer database, or sometimes nurses and hospital social workers who know about the organization will tell parents about the service.

From Slate