Lay Me Down

Remember not so long ago it was time for bed

Mother tucked me in gently kissed my head

We folded hands, closed our eyes slowly bowed our heads

Knelling there beside my bed these words my mother said

As I lay you down to sleep,

I pray to God your soul to keep

If I am gone before you wake,

I pray, dear Lord,

please keep you safe

As I grew, this world so new I learned to be,

honest and true

Worked each day, did my share helped with others,

showed I cared

Time flew by, I saw the world and people as they are

Some were kind, some we’re cruel others didn’t care

As we lay down to sleep,

I pray to God our souls to keep

If we’re gone before we wake,

I pray, dear Lord, please keep all safe

Things aren’t always as we like we live in times of pain and strife

Though I don’t understand my place, my life, the role I’m In

I kept faith, wrong or right live to love, love all life

Rich or poor, bad, or good the shepherds call is understood

Choice is ours, how to live we can take, we can give

Courage is, to make a stand in our faith, hand in hand

Now I’m old, lived my life raised my children, loved my wife

Mother’s gone, never left always here, always kept

The Day is done, thy kingdom come thankful, I’ve been blessed

In my heart I hold her words with every cherished breath

As I lay me down to sleep, I pray to God my soul to keep

If I die before I wake, I pray, dear Lord, my soul to take

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John bless this bed I’ve laid on

At the corners of my bed these four angels round my head

One to watch, one to pray two to lift my soul away

Now I’ve gone eternal sleep pray the lord my soul to keep

As I Lay, my spirit waits I pray, dear God, my soul to take AMEN