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I said the "if I should die before I wake" as a child, too. Now it bothers me a bit, but it never did when I was a child. Maybe you can make up your own standard prayer, together - either by changing the last lines of that one, or by coming up with something completely different. If you like this one, you could help him to change the last lines by telling him "this is how we say it in our home" and maybe explain why you like it better. I like the idea of doing the same thing every night, with an addition of "God bless xxxx" afterwards; I think the routine is helpful in calming them down and readying them for sleep. Maybe something based on Psalm 121?
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