Before I was, Thou knewest me;
Safe wilt Thou keep what is of Thee,
How could I stand without Thy aid?
How should I walk if Thou forbade?
Or speak? My thoughts are in Thy hand,
No help, unless Thou understand!
Thee have I sought. At Thy blest hour
Answer me, shield me with Thy power.
Arouse me, that I seek Thy ways;
Awake me, that I speak Thy praise.
1085-1140.
Westminster Gazette, London.
