1. O most exalted of highlands
In a village of great renown

2. Your servant's nights implore
A dreadful journey ahead

3. A donkey cannot afford
How can a king endure?

4. This as fortune declines
Yes, as hardship arises

5. He lacks strength to walk
Unless tears start to pour

6. Make him of repute among men
With a steed swiftly bought

7. If a horse be called a sea
Then its sea is quick and caught

8. May time keep him safe
Your children his ransom all wrought

9. So excellent your gracious gift
And excellent our weary plight

10. A month, grace and palm’s bounty
Three, each a spring in its own right