Sol 5.6

  1. O You whose Essence is exalted in His omnipotence,

    above deficiency, afflictions, and evils;

  2. O You whose Essence is exalted in its necessary being,

    and in its transcendence beyond every created nature;

  3. O You whose Essence is exalted in its elevation

    above all things, in might and sublimity;

  4. O You whose Essence is exalted through the Essence itself—

    where, then, are my ascriptions, my descriptions, and my praise?

  5. O You whose description is beyond any describer’s grasp,

    as befits attributive unity;

  6. O You exalted beyond any conditioned elevation,

    beyond position, composition, and spatial direction;

  7. Your exaltedness is known as You are worthy of it:

    an exaltedness of majesty, sovereignty, and power.

  8. So raise my ascent above the dominion of natural disposition,

    and my imagination above retaining anything base.

  9. O You exalted above every deficiency and baseness

    within me, when You cast me beneath my own baseness;

  10. nor can I rise from the very seat of afflictions

    if You do not raise my station and rank.

  11. And my soul—if You stripped it of all its concerns

    other than You—would rise above the evils of imperfection.

Sol 5.6