*Christian.I PRAISE thee, O heavenly Father, Father of my Lord Jesus Christ, for that thou hast vouchsafed to remember me a poor creature.
O Father of mercies, and God of all comfort, thanks be unto thee, who, with thy comfort refreshest me, unworthy of all comfort.
I ever bless and glorify thee, with thy only begotten Son, and the Holy Ghost, for ever and ever.
*O Lord God, the holy lover of my soul, when thou shalt come into my heart, all that is within me will rejoice.
Thou art my glory and the joy of my heart.
Thou art my hope and refuge in the day of my tribulation.
2. But because I am still weak in love, I have need therefore to be strengthened and comforted by thee.
Visit me therefore often, and instruct [♦]me with thy holy discipline.
[♦] “we” replaced with “me”
*Deliver me from evil passions, and heal my heart of all inordinate affections; that being healed within, I may be made fit to love, strong to suffer, and constant to persevere.