126.

These hands to thee (O God) that for a gift

Thine owne deare Sonne for sin to death did yeeld,

These hands, I say, to thee I now do lift,

Which once did beare thy badge in brazen shield,

Against the Pagan foes in many a field,

Beseeching thee, from whom all mercies flowes,

To grant such grace, as death may end my woes.

127.

Twice fortie yeares and more, my daies haue ben,