Who is the original author of the prayer now i lay me down to sleep 18th century?

Answer 1

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-sleep

Now 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-sleep

Now 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.

AMEN

Now 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-sleep

Amen

Now 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 keep

may angels watch me through the night

and wake me with the morning light"

References

1. ^ 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=PA6
2. now-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

Answer 2

The author of the prayer, "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" was?æJoseph Addison. He wrote the prayer in the year of 1711.?æ