SHELTER OF YOUR ARMS, THE (Willie Nelson)


as recorded by Willie Nelson


NowI lay me down to sleep,
And if I sleep perhaps I'll dream,
And if I dream I'll be with you
In the shelter of your arms!

I pray that God will link the night,
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!

And if I die while I'm 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'm asleep,
I pray my dreams He'll let me keep,
And carry me through eternity
In the shelter of your arms!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - February 2020)