Q: As I approach my 74th birthday, I recall saying a nightly prayer as a child: 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 ...
I pray the Lord my Soul to keep. A: Like the parable of the long spoons, which I discussed recently, this is also a famous spiritual gem whose origins are obscure. Some say it is an Old English prayer ...
Do you pray? I believe most people do. When I was a kid, I was taught to pray, “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 ...
Christian Science Monitor: 'If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take'
'If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take'
I pray the Lord my Soul to take. I wonder where this prayer came from. Can you help me? – J. A: This is a famous spiritual gem whose origins are obscure. Some say it is an Old English prayer, but I am ...
I pray outward in circles, beginning with my own soul, then for my wife, then for our families, then for our small group and our church, then for our nation, and lastly for the nations, especially the unreached in the world.
The world’s untouched mission fields are great, but the Lord of the harvest is greater. So, pray for the nations like Jesus will win them.