O Thou, whose captain I account myself,

[♦] Look on my forces with a gracious eye;

110 Put in their hands thy bruising irons of wrath,

[♦] That they may crush down with a heavy fall

[♦] The usurping helmets of our adversaries!

Make us thy ministers of chastisement,

[♦] That we may praise thee in the victory!

115 To thee I do commend my watchful soul,

Ere I let fall the windows of mine eyes:

[♦] Sleeping and waking, O, defend me still! [Sleeps.