"My Prayer" is a 1939 popular song with music by salon violinist Georges Boulanger and lyrics by Carlos Gomez Barrera and Jimmy Kennedy.
It was originally written by Boulanger with the title Avant de mourir (Before dying) 1926.
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.
[1] It has been recorded many times since, but the biggest hit version was a doo-wop rendition in 1956 by the Platters,[2] whose single release reached number one on the Billboard Top 100 in the summer, and ranked four for the year.
[5] The song also became a tango in the Italian version by Norma Bruni and Cinico Angelini's orchestra (1940), "Sì, voglio vivere ancor!".