text_original: " Do you always pray before going to sleep ? " He nodded, and I contined: " Let us pray together, to night, just the little prayer your mother taught you first." He clasped his hands, and together we repeated "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep." 327 "ISTow I lay me down to sleep," to the end; when I said: " Do you mean that, George? Do you mean to ask God to keep your soul, for Christ's sake, while you are here; and, for His sake, to take it to Himself when you go hence, whenever that may be?"
text_transcription: DO YOU ALWAYS PRAY BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP HE NODDED AND I CONTINUED LET US PRAY TOGETHER TO NIGHT JUST THE LITTLE PRAYER YOUR MOTHER TAUGHT YOU FIRST HE CLASPED HIS HANDS AND TOGETHER WE REPEATED NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP TO THE END WHEN I SAID DO YOU MEAN THAT GEORGE DO YOU MEAN TO ASK GOD TO KEEP YOUR SOUL FOR CHRIST'S SAKE WHILE YOU ARE HERE AND FOR HIS SAKE TO TAKE IT TO HIMSELF WHEN YOU GO HENCE WHENEVER THAT MAY BE
phonemes: " dˈuː juː ˈɔːlweɪz pɹˈeɪ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə slˈiːp ? " hiː nˈɑːdᵻd, ænd aɪ kˈɑːntiːnd: " lˈɛt ˌʌs pɹˈeɪ təɡˈɛðɚ, tə nˈaɪt, dʒˈʌst ðə lˈɪɾəl pɹˈɛɹ jʊɹ mˈʌðɚ tˈɔːt juː fˈɜːst." hiː klˈæspt hɪz hˈændz, ænd təɡˌɛðɚ wiː ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻd "nˈaʊ aɪ lˈeɪ mˌiː dˌaʊn tə slˈiːp." θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən "ɪz tˈoʊ aɪ lˈeɪ mˌiː dˌaʊn tə slˈiːp," tə ðɪ ˈɛnd; wˌɛn aɪ sˈɛd: " dˈuː juː mˈiːn ðˈæt, dʒˈɔːɹdʒ? dˈuː juː mˈiːn tʊ ˈæsk ɡˈɑːd tə kˈiːp jʊɹ sˈoʊl, fɔːɹ kɹˈaɪsts sˈeɪk, wˌaɪl juː ɑːɹ hˈɪɹ; ænd, fɔːɹ hɪz sˈeɪk, tə tˈeɪk ɪt tə hɪmsˈɛlf wɛn juː ɡˌoʊ hˈɛns, wɛnˌɛvɚ ðæt mˈeɪ bˈiː?"