O sweet and true Joy,
I pray Thee come!
Come O sweet and most desired!
I pray Thee come!
Come O sweet and most desired!
Come my Love, that art all my comfort!
Glide down into a soul longing for Thee
and after Thee with sweet heat.
Kindle with Thy heat the wholeness of my heart.
With Thy light enlighten my inmost parts.
Feed me with honeyed songs of love,
as far I may receive them
by my powers of body and soul.
Richard Rolle, 1290–1349, English writer, Bible translator and hermit
The Encyclopedia of Prayer and Praise
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I will greatly rejoice in the Lord;
my soul shall exult in my God,
for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;
he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
