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My Prayer

Submitted by Laurie Niles: Written and performed by Laurie Niles. Ben Salisbury, piano.

Lyrics: Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray that God watch over me.
Help me be strong;
help me be good;
help me treat others the way I should.
I thank You for the things I have,
the bread on my table,
my Mom and Dad.
Watch over me;
help me to see,
so many good things can start with me.

Comments

From Lydia Yoder (Posted: Mar 9, 2009)
Simply sweet and innocent, just like a little child!

From Terry Roby (Posted: Aug 24, 2008)
Nice.

From Erin Rushforth (Posted: May 16, 2008)
Laurie, it's lovely. I'm going to learn it and sing it to my boys. Thank you!

From Carol Cook (Posted: Apr 25, 2008)
Beaautiful, very moving. Yes, simple is best, closest to the heart.

From Laurie Niles (Posted: Apr 25, 2008)
At the moment, only the melody is written out, and you can find that here. It's actually a handwritten version that I illustrated with a picture of my younger-at-the-time son for his wall. :)

Ben said that he'd write out the piano part, so I'll let you guys know if that happens.

From Benjamin K (Posted: Apr 24, 2008)
Very nice! Laurie, would you mind sharing the score with us?

From Kevin Kelly (Posted: Apr 24, 2008)
Wow, Laurie. This is just really beautiful.

From Drew Lecher (Posted: Apr 24, 2008)
Precious:-)

From Laurie Niles (Posted: Apr 24, 2008)
Oh golly! You guys are sweet. Ben made up the piano part on the spot, and I just love it. What a treat, after singing it a cappella for 10 years.

From David Allen (Posted: Apr 24, 2008)
Your story and playing moved me to tears. It is about as perfect as anything gets; a beautiful, simple melody and words, yet so profound! Thank you.

From Lisa Perry (Posted: Apr 24, 2008)
I think it's just beautiful. Thank you for sharing it.

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