School: Boher (roll number 9409)
- Location:
- Bracknahevla, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Kavanagh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0744, Page 070
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- (continued from previous page)Stars brightly look down where He lay
Little Lord Jesus asleep in the hay.
When going to bed:-I lay my body down to sleep
I pray to God my soul to keep
And if I die before I wake
I pray to God my soul to take.
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews
Preserve us from a sudden and unprovided death,
That we may never die in the state of mortal sin
Amen.
Oh, my God, I must die. I do not know how, when or where, but if I die in mortal sin, "I am lost forever.(continues on next page)
