The last four lines of the prayer are a variant of one I prayed when young but the rest of this bedtime prayer was unfamiliar to me.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Bless the bed that I lie on. Four corners to my bed, Four Angels there be spread: One at the head, one at the feet, And two to guard me while I sleep. God within, and God without, And Jesus Christ all round about; If any danger come to me, Sweet Jesus Christ deliver me. Before I lay me down to sleep I give my soul to Christ to keep; And if I die before I wake, I pray that Christ my soul will take., |
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