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School: Bloomfield (roll number 10382)

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Lavally, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0179, Page 224

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    Here I lay my body down to sleep
    To God I pray my soul to keep
    There are four corners on my bed
    There are four angels there spread
    Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
    God bless me on this bed I lie on.
    If any evil thing came to trouble me,
    O Blessed Virgin Mary, waken me.
    Lord be the flower, Mary the branch,
    Lord have mercy on me now
    And at my dying hour.
    I lay my body down to sleep
    I pray to God my soul to keep
    And if I die before I wake
    I pray to God my soul to take.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Riverstown, Co. Sligo