1. My hopes in my Lord are beautiful
My hopes in myself are ugly

2. With this my soul finds peace
With that my spaciousness grows narrow

3. And my heart in this
And that is a healthy sickness

4. I expect my Lord's mercy
When it comes I will find rest

5. Does it not encompass everything?
And that is an outright universality

6. So if I am something
Then that is a graceful affair

7. You wrote it, oh my God
And You are a gracious Lord

8. For every servant, and I
Am a worthless, craving servant