Dear Jone,
my grandmother taught me these three "giaculatorie" which have some
resonance with the rhyme you mention:
Gesł Giuseppe e Maria,
vi dono il cuore e l'anma mia;
Gesł Giuseppe e Maria,
assistetemi nell'ultima agonia;
Gesł Giuseppe e Maria,
spiri in pace con voi l'anima mia.
I think they are quite common in Italian culture.
Maria Predelli
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