| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | The Night Prayer | | By Florence Weisberg |
| | | THE BANDS of sleep fall on mine eyes, | |
| My lids in slumber close. | |
| O Lord our God! I pray to Thee | |
| To guard me in repose. | |
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| O grant that I may lay me down | 5 |
| In peace at fall of night, | |
| And that in peace I may rise up | |
| To greet the rising light. | |
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| Let not my thoughts or evil dreams | |
| Or fancies trouble me, | 10 |
| Safe in Thy ever-watchful care | |
| My rest will perfect be. | |
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| Enlighten Thou mine eyes, O God! | |
| Lest I sleep the sleep of death; | |
| O Thou, who givest life to all, | 15 |
| From Thee we draw each breath. | | | | |
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