1. The world is like a flock of sheep
For grazing and death their shepherd

2. A rider bearing a lance
And a horseman holding the reins

3. Another overtakes those gone before
And leaves the world for those after

4. A life true to its promise, not failing
Rather failing is he who promised

5. Can the archer feel secure in his power
From a fate that would undo his fortune?

6. As if the star recoiled in fear of demise
That seizes it amidst the thunder's din

7. How many a son on earth unfettered
Has built his nest since youth began?

8. I fear the torrent though no refuge have I
When I hear the rumble of its threat

9. And time does not cease in its course
Drawing near an end after its distance

10. So be conscious of your Maker unseen
In death and rising and the sitting between