Psalm Lyrics
"I Will Both Lay Me Down in Peace and Sleep"
Psalm lyrics Psalm 8:4.
This simple and beautiful song and round to the words "I Will Both Lay Me Down in Peace & Sleep" has brought me great comfort on a few occasions, reminding me not to worry.
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Here is a closeup look at this page:
The melody and repeated chords are fairly simple, and if it seems a bit hard, you can use the chord symbols to figure out a left hand part.
The second half of the song is really just a repeat of the first half, with a bit fuller sound in the right hand:
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The song ends on the DOMINANT chord harmony - rather unusual, but it works in this song, especially if you slowly draw out the final measure's notes.
The melody works as a two part round!
Begin part two when the first singer sings the final note of line one; the "-ly" of the word "on - ly".
Here is the same key for guitar players, with guitar tabs to learn the melody:
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Take a look at a close-up of the guitar arrangement:
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Here are the lyrics in a block of text, INCLUDING PERMISSION from the creator of SingTheBibleStory.com to copy, paste, and use in your church or meeting on an overhead projector, computer, bulletin, or the like:
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep... for Thou Lord only
Mak'st me dwell in safety. Psalm 4 verse 8.
Used by permission from SingTheBibleStory.com
The links for the sheet music PDFs:
Download Psalm lyrics "I Will Both Lay Me Down and Sleep" for piano
Download Psalm song lyrics and guitar tabs and chords
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