1. O my protector, with your virtuous deeds,
With that you possess the elegance of the free.

2. You were just to me while people wronged me,
So I will thank you until the end of time.

3. Blessing upon blessing you bestowed on me,
Light for you but heavy on my back.

4. So I will thank the favors already granted,
Perhaps with some my gratitude will stand.

5. You uncovered what they hid of my affairs,
And knew what they were ignorant of in my worth.

6. So I will spread about you my praise,
Like the meadows spreading rain with growth.