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The cast of Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep - 1913 includes: Jane Fearnley
"Now I lay me down to sleep..."
The Division - 2001 Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep 4-14 was released on: USA: 16 May 2004
Both "lay down" and "lie down" can be used to convey the action of reclining for sleep; "lie down" is more technically correct, while "lay down" is more colloquially used. So, you can choose either phrase you prefer.
Good Morning World - 1967 Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Maybe 1-16 was released on: USA: 26 December 1967
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP, I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP, SHOULD I DIE BEFORE I WAKE, I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO TAKE, FEED THE HUNGRY HEAL THE SICK AMEN. i grew up on that prayer as a child
Now I lay me down to sleep is a classic children's prayerfrom the 18th century. The version printed in the-new-england-primergoes:Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep;Guard me Jesus through the night,And wake me with the morning light.Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep,thy angels watch me through the night,And keep me safe till morning's light.now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleepNow I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep,May angels watch me through the night,And keep me in their blessed sight.now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleepNow I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep,Keep me safe all through the night,And wake me with the morning light.AMENNow I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep.Angels watch me through the night,And wake me with the morning light.now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleepAmenNow I lay me down to sleep,I pray-thee, Lord, my soul to keep;Guide me safely through the night,Wake me with the morning's light.Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep;See me safely through the night,And wake me with the morning's light.Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep,Guide me through the starry night,Wake me when the sun shines bright,For Jesus' sake. Amen.Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep;Guide us through the starry night,and wake us with the morning's light.I ask not for myself alone,but for thy children--every one.Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep;If I should die before I wake,I pray the lord my soul to take.Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the lord my soul to keepmay angels watch me through the nightand wake me with the morning light"References^ now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleepnow-i-lay-me-down-to-sleepDebbie Trafton O'Neal; Nancy Munger (1994), Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep: Action Prayers, Poems, and Songs for Bedtime, Augsburg Books, p. 6, international-standard-book-number9780806626024,http://books.google.com/books?id=IOwi-B9IhKgC&pg=PA6now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleepJames Limburg (2006), Encountering Ecclesiastes: a book for our time, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, p. 103, international-standard-book-number9780802830470, http://books.google.com/books?id=O2qBfPnB4VAC&pg=PA103&dq=lay
The poem dates from the 18th century, and would be in the public domain.
The verb to lay always takes a direct object: Lay your cards on the table. The verb to lie never takes a direct object: Lie down on the bed.Many English speakers are confused by the fact that the past tense of lie looks like the present tense of lay, and so they will incorrectly say Lay down, or as I was laying there, instead of the correct Lie down and as I was lying there.Perhaps at least part of the confusion may be laid to the familiar verse "Now I lay me down to sleep," in which layhas the old fashioned reflexive object "me." Nowadays we might say "Now I lay myself down to sleep, " but careful speakers would never say "Now I lay down to sleep. "
Now I Lay Thee Down was created in 2007.
"As I lay me down to sleep (down to sleep), I pray my soul is mine to keep. And never (Never) step outside this bed-into all the evil. Now back. From the dead." (Are you scared?) "He's here".
"Lay down" is past tense. Present tense would be "lie down." You would say, "I lie down on my bed right now," which is in the present, but "I lay down on my bed yesterday," which is in the past. The verb itself is "lie," meaning to recline. The verb "lay" means to place something somewhere. You might say, "I lay the book on the table right now" (present tense), but "I laid the paper on the floor yesterday."