The phrase "I laid me down" resonates through 5 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
I laid me down
...And wilt protect me still.
I laid me down and slept; Thy hand
Preserved me through the night;...
And wilt protect me still.
I laid me down and slept; Thy hand
Preserved me through the night;
...Gives answer when I cry.
I laid me down and slept, I waked,
Because the Lord sustains;...
Gives answer when I cry.
I laid me down and slept, I waked,
Because the Lord sustains;
...Th’uplifter of my head.
I laid me down, and took my sleep,
And then I did awake;...
Th’uplifter of my head.
I laid me down, and took my sleep,
And then I did awake;
...He beckoned, and the winds were still.
I laid me down, and slept—I woke;
Thou, Lord, my spirit didst sustain;...
He beckoned, and the winds were still.
I laid me down, and slept—I woke;
Thou, Lord, my spirit didst sustain;
...Supported by Thine heav’nly aid,
I laid me down, and slept secure:
Not death should make my heart afraid,...
Supported by Thine heav’nly aid,
I laid me down, and slept secure:
Not death should make my heart afraid,
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