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    safe through the day,
    To ask thee this night to keep evil away.
    Many times have I fallen today, Mother dear,
    Many glasses neglected since last I knelt here.
    All thou not in mercy my own Mother mild
    Ask Jesus to pardon the sins of The child.
    I'm going to rest for the day's work is done,
    It's hours and its moments have passed one by one.
    And God who has judged me has counted them all
    He has numbered each grace,
    He has counted each fall.
    In HIs book they are written against the List Day,
    Oh, Mother ask Jesus to wash
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Patricia Mac Guire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornagee, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Margaret Cullen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    85
    Address
    Srabragan, Co. Roscommon