Who was the employer for the person who wrote the prayer Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep?
Magdalen College
Title: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
Passage: Perhaps the earliest version was written by Joseph Addison in an essay appearing in The Spectator on 8th March 1711. It says:
Title: Addison's Walk
Passage: Addison's Walk (originally called Water Walk) is a picturesque footpath around a small island in the River Cherwell in the grounds of Magdalen College, Oxford, England. There are good views of Magdalen Tower and Magdalen Bridge from along the walk.
Title: Shema Yisrael
Passage: Shema Yisrael (or Sh'ma Yisrael; Hebrew: שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל ‬; ``Hear, (O) Israel '') are the first two words of a section of the Torah, and is the title (better known as The Shema) of a prayer that serves as a centerpiece of the morning and evening Jewish prayer services. The first verse encapsulates the monotheistic essence of Judaism:`` Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God, the LORD is one'' (Hebrew: שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְהוָה אֶחָֽד ׃ ‬), found in Deuteronomy 6: 4, sometimes alternatively translated as ``The LORD is our God, the LORD is one. ''Observant Jews consider the Shema to be the most important part of the prayer service in Judaism, and its twice - daily recitation as a mitzvah (religious commandment). It is traditional for Jews to say the Shema as their last words, and for parents to teach their children to say it before they go to sleep at night.
Addison's Walk Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep