Now I lay me down to sleep And if I sleep, perhaps I'll dream. If I dream, I'll be with you, In the shelter of your arms. I pray that god will lengthen night, And grant me time before the light. For the light of day will take me From the shelter of your arms. And though I know it's just a dream, A dream that soon must end, The arms I feel, I know are real, And I'm happy, once again. If I die, while I am asleep, I pray my dreams he'll let me keep, And carry me through eternity In the shelter of your arms. And though I know it's just a dream, A dream that soon must end, The arms I feel, I know are real And I'm happy, once again. And if I die while I am asleep, I pray my dreams he'll let me keep, And carry me through eternity In the shelter of your arms