An obedient spirit—Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
A dependent spirit—Give us this day our daily bread.
A forgiving spirit—And forgive our debts as we forgive our debtors.
A cautious spirit—And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
A confidential and adoring spirit—For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
GOTHIC VERSION.
Ulphilas, who lived between the years 310 and 388, was bishop of the Western Goths, and translated the greater part of the Scriptures into the Gothic language. The following is his rendering of the Lord’s Prayer:—
Atta unsar thu in himinam. Weihnai namo thein. Quimai thiudinassus sijaima, swaswe jah weis afletam thaim skulam unsaraim. Jah ni briggais uns in fraistubujai. Ak lausei uns af thamma ubilin, unte theina ist thiudangardi, jah maths, jah wulthus in aiwins. Amen.
METRICAL VERSIONS.
Father in heaven, hallowed be thy name;