School: Kilmorgan (roll number 12444)

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1. A Collection of Prayers

   

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   There is a prayer said when going to bed at night, which I learned at home with my mother.
   Night Prayer.
   Night is falling,dear mother,and this long day is oer,
   And before Thy loved image, I am kneeling once more;
   To thank Thee for keeping me safe till this day,
   To ask you this night to keep evil away.
   Many times have I fallen to-day Mother dear,
   Many graces neglected since,last I knelt here,
   Be Thou not in pity, O Mother, dear,mild;
   Oh, Jesus, pardon the sins of thy child
   For I am going to rest for this days work is done,
   Its hours and its moments have passed one by one
   And the God who will judge me,
   has counted them all,
   He has numbered each grace and

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. prayers (~3,266)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Annie Shannon

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drumfin, Co. Sligo