NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP

Now I lay me down to sleep 
In hope no evil now shall creep 
Into my dreams which I might fear. 
Guardian Angel, hold me near. 
  
I pray the lord my soul to keep 
And hope that I’ll not make him weep
By some stray thing I might yet do. 
Dear Angel, I depend on you. 
  
  
If I should die before I wake, 
Sweet angel please, for my sake, 
Go before me on the road 
To smooth the way that I have sowed. 
  
  
I pray the lord my soul to take. 
Not just for my own good’s sake But as the Lord might grant to me, 
At last my angel, there to see.

~Robert E Browne~