Level: 2/3
Tuning: Open D

"My Prayer" is a 1939 popular song with music by salon violinist Georges Boulanger and lyrics by Carlos Gomez Barrera and Jimmy Kennedy. Boulanger originally wrote it with the title "Avant de Mourir" in 1926. Kennedy added the lyrics for this version in 1939.

Glenn Miller recorded the song that year for a number two hit and The Ink Spots' version featuring Bill Kenny reached number three, as well, that year. It has been recorded many times since, but the biggest hit version was a doo-wop rendition in 1956 by The Platters, whose single release reached number one on the Billboard Top 100 in the summer, and ranked four for the year. It was this version that influenced John.

John recorded this on his album "Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts, and Other Contemporary Dance Favorites". It is played in an open D tuning. It marked John's adventure in arranging pop and rock standards.