Goodnight,
Sweet Jesus

Goodnight, Sweet Jesus,

Goodnight, goodnight . . .

 

Goodnight, Sweet Jesus,

Guard us in sleep,

Our souls and bodies,

In thy love keep . . .

 

Waking or sleeping,

Keep us in sight,

Dear gentle saviour,

Goodnight, goodnight . . .

 

Goodnight, Dear Jesus,

Goodnight, goodnight . . .

 

Goodnight Sweet Jesus,

Pray that each day,

Of our lives mortal,

Thus pass away. . .

 

Thy love o'er watching,

Guiding our right,

Dear gentle saviour,

Goodnight, goodnight . . .

 

Goodnight Dear Jesus,

Goodnight, goodnight . . .

 

Words and Music by

Reverend James Curry

  

| 1953 Cover |  1975 Reissue |

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

and Chorus under direction of Ray Charles

Recorded at Manhattan Center, New York City

Produced by Charles Grean

Recorded September 29, 1953

A Perry Como Discography 

& Digital Companion

| Site Links | All Albums |  All Songs | The Recording Sessions |

First Edition Summer 1992

Second Edition Christmas 1993

Web Page Edition Christmas 1997

25th Anniversary Revision November, 2017

Digital Upgrade August, 2018

July 2026 Revised Edition

 

 

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