Ah Lord God, when shall I be wholly united to thee, swallowed up in thee, and altogether forgetful of myself?
Thou in me, and I in thee, and so grant us both to continue in one.
2. Verily, thou art my beloved, the choicest among thousands, in whom my soul is well pleased to dwell all the days of her life.
Verily, thou art my peace-maker, in whom is great peace and true rest, without whom is labour and sorrow and infinite misery.
Verily, thou art a God that hidest thyself, [♦]and thy counsel is not with the wicked, but thy speech is with the humble and simple of heart.
[♦] duplicate word “and” removed
O Lord, how sweet is thy Spirit, who to shew thy sweetness toward thy children, vouchsafest to feed them with the bread which descendeth from heaven, and is full of all sweetness!
Verily, there is no other nation so great that hath God so nigh unto them, as thou our God art present to all thy faithful ones.
Unto whom, for their daily comfort, and for the raising up of their hearts to heaven, thou givest thyself to be eaten and enjoyed.
3. For what other nation is there so honoured as the Christian people?