Sol 5.6

  1. If You have mercy on me—I am that servant,

    heavy with sins, my Lord; yet all praise is Yours.

  2. Deal with me in grace, I beg You, always,

    and grant me nearness, through which glory shines;

  3. felicity, support, an outpouring, and eminence;

    knowledge and divine success, by which estrangement is driven away;

  4. a garden of spiritual excellence and a garden of witnessing,

    gracious and sublime, beyond which no distance can be seen;

  5. a garden of longings and the moan of a lover,

    hallowed by piety, upon whom love is poured forth;

  6. a robe of honor conferring nearness, and the summit of glory,

    through which my whole being triumphs and my devotional litany grows pure;

  7. and Your touch, bringing discernment and gracious care,

    by which my destiny is blessed and my felicity exalted;

  8. and the light of walking in goodness and the Prophetic ways—which,

    for its wayfarer, my Lord, hold triumph and the promised reward;

  9. the granting of hopes and noble aims,

    through which everlasting life in the Garden of Eternity shall be mine.

  10. And my family, my children, my companions, and all who are close to me—

    take them into Your care until their purpose is fulfilled.

  11. And stand by me, my God: truly I am the servant, beyond dispute;

    the utmost I possess for You is gratitude and praise.

Sol 5.6