Lord,
Be Thou within me, to strengthen me;
Without me, to keep me;
Above me, to protect me;
Beneath me, to uphold me;
Before me, to direct me;
Behind me, to keep me from straying;
Round about me, to defend me.
Blessed be Thou, O Lord, our Father,
for ever and ever.
-Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
A bishop in the Church of England, Andrewes, royal chaplain to Queen Elizabeth I, Kings James I, and Charles I, one of the translators of the King James Version of the Bible, published in 1611.
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