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“ I Laid Me Down ”
Ps. iii. 5
I laid
me down and
slept
.
1
And I awaked. The long night
thro’
2
My pulse its rhythm unnconscious
kept
;
3
Unnconscious breath I
drew
.
4
O Lord, it was not
I
5
Who wrought this marvel una
ware
.
6
I slept—for Thou, unseen, wast
nigh
;
7
Awakened—for Thou wast
there
.
8
Vida Briss
.