Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
A Christian Night Time Prayer
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep is a childhood prayer, and now it is a song for singing, and for your beginner pianists to play.
On this page you'll find:
- a video so you can hear the music played
- a link, near the bottom of the page, to the free PDF to print
- another link to take you to my other website, if you would like to download a fancier arrangement than the easy version available here!
Please scroll down the page to find the sheet music PDF link.
That piano version in the video can be found over at my other website, SingTheBibleStory.com.
The arrangement below, downloadable at the bottom of this post, is even simpler.
Please scroll down the page for the download links.
So easy
This piano song is a late beginner arrangement. It's pretty easy, despite the Ab that shows up in the left hand, and the right hand thumb starting on a D.
A familiar childhood prayer
When I was a little girl, I frequently spoke this prayer in the quiet of my bedroom before falling asleep. I believed in God, and believed I would meet Him in heaven someday.
Some people might find the words disturbing - "if I should die before I wake" is a somber statement. Yet it is a night time prayer Christians can speak with hope for the future, however far or near that may be.
All of us will die, someday
Death - physical death - is a certainty for all of us. This short prayer sums up this reality, and can bring comfort if a child - and parents! have the hope of an after-life.
In my view, only a Biblical worldview offers a true hope of continuing life, and of knowing the Creator of the universe.
HE WANTS US TO KNOW HIM - and learn to love Him!
From Luke 12:
“What is the price of five sparrows—two copper coins? Yet God does not forget a single one of them. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
From Psalm 139:
"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
"My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
"Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be."
A bigger arrangement
As I mentioned before, over on my other website, SingTheBibleStory.com, I have the fuller arrangement shown in the video at the top of the page.
Additionally, I have featured more Bible verses that spell out beautifully just how interested the Lord God is in each one of us, and why we can have hope even after the death of a child.
The link for the piano music:
Download "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" for beginner piano
Dianna:
Your website is a light in the darkness. THANK YOU for all you do in helping to spread the love of music. It matters!
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About the Author
Hi, I'm Dana! (Say that like "Anna".) I'm the owner of Music-for-Music-Teachers.com, and a newer site, SingTheBibleStory.com.
Like some of you, I've been playing the piano since early childhood, and have added a few other instruments along the way, plus an interest in arranging and composing music.
You can find out more about me and the reason for this website at my About Me page.
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