It is in my heart to praise thee, O my God;
let me never forget thee,
what thou hast been to me:
In the night, by thy presence in the
day of trial when I was beset in darkness,
when I was cast out as a wandering bird,
and when I was assaulted with strong temptations,
then thy presence in secret did preserve me,
and in a low estate I felt thee near me.
When the floods sought to sweep me away
Thou set a compass for them,
how far they should pass over;
When my way was through the sea,
and when I passed under the mountains
there was thou present with me;
When the weight of the hills was upon me
thou upheld me, else had I sunk
under the earth;
When I was as one altogether helpless,
when tribulation and anguish was upon me
day and night, and the earth
without foundation;
When I went on the way of wrath,
and passed by the gates of hell,
when all comforts stood afar off,
and he that is mine enemy had dominion;
when I was cast into the pit,
and was as one appointed to death;
when I was between the millstones,
and as one crushed with the weight
of his adversary,
As a father thou was with me
and the rock of thy presence.
James Nayler, 1659
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