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School: Moynalty (C.)

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Moynalty, Co. Meath
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0706, Page 082

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    I lay my body down to sleep
    I pray to God my soul to keep
    If any evil spirit come to trouble me
    May the Blessed Virgin Mary come and wake me.
    There are four corners on my bed,
    There are four angels over it spread,
    Mathew, Mark, Luke and John,
    God bless the bed that I lie on.
    I lie on my bed as I lie on my grave
    Begging of Jesus my soul to receive
    May the bright star of heaven be my guardian flower
    And may it be with me at my dying hour
    Jesus son of the living God
    His blessed body nail to the cross
    Nail my heart to that same cross
    With these three nails Faith Hope and Charity.
    Amen.
    (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
    Concepta Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Pat Reilly
    Gender
    Male