Lord before my eyes lieth the testimonies of thine
Which thou hast trusted to reveal
Me in thy all-seeing greatness
Once these wondrous decrees
Are shown they are to be kept for all time
I have longed after thy precepts,
And from them i shall never decline
Immerse thou me deeper into the sea of thy laws
Enlarge and harden my heart to thy stringent statutes
Overawed i hearken to the holiness of thy words
O deathgiving death imperishable, my sole lord
In umbra mortis iacet angusta via
Beati immaculati in via qui ambulant in lege domini
Never shall i err from his revered ordinances
Obsessed and firm i stand in obedience unto his code
Do merely what he willeth shall be the whole of the law
Depart human will , vanish human desires , be forever gone
The sceptre of holy iniquity pointeth at the straight path
So rigorous and stern , narrow and inhumane
With morbid ardour i will follow this illful road
His immutable law shall be my beacon light on this
Journey to the kingdom of kingdoms
Sola mandeta tua
