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@lobster I recognize that seven line prayer. That's one that comes to mind for me sometimes as it's chanted a lot before or after dharma talks. Worded differently but must be same origin

I find sometimes singing gospel songs sets my mind at ease.

@Jeffrey said:
I hear in dharma talks often chanting before and after. Like an example people might have heard in the heart sutra "gate, gate, paragete, parasamgati,,,bodhisvaha". There is a meaning to that mantra. Sometimes I find myself spontaneously thinking of a mantra during my ordinary day

Being unprecepted, the other day I had a small glass of port and mature cheddar on digestive biscuits.
That night the nightmares came and also me chanting in my dreams to placate their arising.
This is the mantra I used in my zzz
https://www.shambhala.com/topic/seven-line-prayer/

@Shoshin1 said:

In practical terms, mantras and chants are used to clear mental clutter and then focus the mind.

I use 'om mani padme hum' quite frequently when the monkey is especially self-defeating and more rarely as a standalone practice.