The Eve of the Reformation / Studies in the Religious Life and Thought of the English people in the Period Preceding the Rejection of the Roman jurisdiction by Henry VIII

by Francis Aidan Gasquet

When I sinned, Thou corrected me thus;

When I was heavy, Thou comforted me by truth (i.e. Thy mercy);

When I stand in grace, Thou holdest me that tide;

When I fall, Thou raisest me mightily;

When I go well, Thou art my guide;

When I come, Thou receivest me most lovingly;

Thou hast anointed me with the oil of mercy;

Thy benefits, Lord, be innumerable:

Wherefore laud endless to Thee I cry;

Recommending me to Thy endless power endurable.’”