Ann PillingBefore I Go to Sleep
Bible Stories, Poems, and Prayers for Children
Illustrator: Denton, Kady Macdonald
THE OLD TESTAMENT
Now thank we all our God ... M. Rinkart
GOD MAKES THE WORLD
Glad that I live am I ... Lizette Woodworth Reese
O God, who made the small nest of the wren ... M.E. Rose
THE SNAKE IN THE GARDEN
Dear Lord ... A Swaledale Parish Prayer
God who made the earth ... Sarah Betts Rhodes
THE ENORMOUS BOAT
Look upon the rainbow ... Ecclesiasticus 43
The animals went in two by two ... Traditional
THE BABY IN THE BASKET
Hush, little baby ... Traditional
Cradle Song ... William Blake
FAITHFUL RUTH
An Old Woman of the Roads ... Padraic Colum
May the road rise to meet you ... A Gaelic Blessing
THE BOY WHO KILLED A GIANT
The Lord is my shepherd ... Psalm 23
Teach us, Lord ... St Ignatius Loyola
THE AMAZING FLOUR BARREL
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace ... St Francis of Assisi
THE FRIENDLY LIONS
Out of the pit ... Psalm 40
Dear Lord ... Ann Pilling
THE NEW TESTAMENT
Light looked down ... Lauren Housman
I Sing of a Maiden ... Unknown
MARY
NO ROOM
What the Donkey Saw ... U.A. Fanthorpe
Dear God, we thank you ... Ann Pilling
THE THREE KINGS
Christmas Morn ... Ruth Sawyer
JESUS IN TROUBLE
My Best Friend ... Walter J. Mathams
A MARVELLOUS PICNIC
Bread ... Freda Elton Young
THE BIG STORM
Dear God, be good to me ... The Breton Fisherman's Prayer
Others there are who go to sea in ships ... Psalm 107
THEY WANTED TO SEE JESUS
I never saw the moor ... Emily Dickinson
Zacchaeus was a very little man ... Junior Praise
LOST AND FOUND
Father of all, we give you thanks and praise ... The Alternative Service
Book
Love ... George Herbert
THE MAN ON A DONKEY
Lord of the loving heart ... Unknown
TWO PRECIOUS GIFTS
What can I give him ... Christina Rossetti
Lord ... Archbishop Helder Camara
THEY ALL RAN AWAY
A Prayer from Prison ... Dietrich Bonhoeffer
THE GREAT DARKNESS
Were you there when they crucified my Lord? ... Traditional
When I survey the wondrous Cross ... Isaac Watts
THE GREAT SUN
Once Upon a Time ... M.E. Rose
In peace I will lie down and sleep ... Psalm 4
