Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
A Soul's Nightly Vigil: Séamus Scanlan's Prayerful Reflection
Lyrics
Now I lay me down to sleep
Initiating the act of going to sleep
Pray the Lord my soul to keep
Asking the Lord to safeguard the speaker's soul during sleep
Guard me Jesus through the night
Seeking protection from Jesus throughout the night
Wake me with the morning light
Expressing a desire to be awakened by the morning light
Now I lay me down to sleep
Repetition of the bedtime ritual
Pray the Lord my soul to keep
Reiterating the plea for the Lord's protection over the soul
Guard me Jesus through the night
Emphasizing the request for Jesus to guard during the night
Wake me with the morning light
Renewing the hope to be awakened by the morning light
Now I lay me down to sleep
Continuing the bedtime ritual, expressing vulnerability
Pray the Lord my soul to keep
Persisting in the plea for the Lord's soul-keeping
Guard me Jesus through the night
Reaffirming the need for Jesus' protection through the night
Wake me with the morning light
Insisting on being woken by the morning light
Now I lay me down to sleep
Repeating the ritual, seeking reassurance in sleep
Pray the Lord my soul to keep
Reiterating the plea for the Lord's soul-keeping
Guard me Jesus through the night
Stressing the reliance on Jesus' protection through the night
Wake me with the morning light
Expressing a consistent desire to wake with the morning light
Now I lay me down to sleep
Revisiting the bedtime act with a sense of ritual
Pray the Lord my soul to keep
Seeking assurance in the Lord's soul-keeping during sleep
Guard me Jesus through the night
Reliable trust in Jesus to guard through the night
Wake me with the morning light
Final plea to be awakened by the morning light
Wake me with the morning light
Reinforcing the desire to wake with the morning light
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