Your first prayer you learned by heart - did you recite it every night before you went to sleep?

I would not remember it now but I am sure I never learnt any prayer by heart. The nearest I come to that is being able to go along with the Lord's Prayer provided I am not confused by it being a version tinkered with.

As for praying at bed-time - how quaint! Although vaguely Anglican, and our Mam sometimes went to church, none of our family ever followed that Victorian tradition..

Invictus

It only took me an afternoon.

I had to memorize the 13 articles of faith when i was a kid so memorizing things is kind of second nature to me. Like I don't even keep a library card I just have the number memorized.

If i ever learned any, i don't recall.
We were never expected to pray before meals or before bed.
My parents were not religious. Even though they did send us to a methodist church(without them) with an opt out provision.

First the Lord's Prayer. Second the grace that was used at meal times at school. That was in Latin. I can still recite it 60 years later.

Yes. I did the "Now I lay me down to sleep...." prayer from early childhood. I guess I stopped using it in junior high, but I still pray every night and other times.

No. It was the blessing for meal time

The Lord's Prayer.

No...

One of the most cruel "prayers" ever taught to children.