O Lord, my soul doth testify,

That I have spent my life in vain;

Ah! make a wand’ring sheep of me,

And bring me to thy flock again.

Think’st thou there is no count to crave,

Of all these gifts in thee was planted.

I gave thee beauty ’bove the lave,

A pregnant wit thou never wanted.

Master, quoth she, it must be granted,

My sins is great give me contrition: