Nursery rhyme ~ Bless the bed that I lie on
English language prayer and nursery rhyme traditionally said by children as they go to bed.
see :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...The rhyme may be one of few to have ancient origins. The Babylonian prayer "Shamash before me, behind me Sin, Nergal at my right, Ninib at my left", is echoed by the Medieval Jewish prayer: "In the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, may Michael be at my right hand; Gabriel at my left; Uriel before me; Raphael behind me and the Shekhinah of God be above my head" which is used as a prayer before sleep.[2] A Christian version has been found for Germany at the end of the Medieval period.[1] However, the first record of the lyrics in English is from Thomas Ady's witchcraft treatise A Candle in the Dark, or, a treatise concerning the nature of witches and witchcraft (1656), which tells of a woman in Essex who claimed to have lived in the reign of Mary I (r. 1553-8) and who was alive in his time and blessed herself every night with the "popish charm":
Matthew Mark Luke and John
video produced and copyright to Robert Nichol 2013
Nursery rhyme ~ Bless the bed that I lie on
English language prayer and nursery rhyme traditionally said by children as they go to bed.
see :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...The rhyme may be one of few to have ancient origins. The Babylonian prayer "Shamash before me, behind me Sin, Nergal at my right, Ninib at my left", is echoed by the Medieval Jewish prayer: "In the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, may Michael be at my right hand; Gabriel at my left; Uriel before me; Raphael behind me and the Shekhinah of God be above my head" which is used as a prayer before sleep.[2] A Christian version has been found for Germany at the end of the Medieval period.[1] However, the first record of the lyrics in English is from Thomas Ady's witchcraft treatise A Candle in the Dark, or, a treatise concerning the nature of witches and witchcraft (1656), which tells of a woman in Essex who claimed to have lived in the reign of Mary I (r. 1553-8) and who was alive in his time and blessed herself every night with the "popish charm":
Matthew Mark Luke and John
video produced and copyright to Robert Nichol 2013
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