O Lord, I, a beggar, ask of thee More than what a thousand kings may ask of thee. Each one has something he needs to ask of thee; I have come to ask thee to give me thyself. If words can establish a claim, I claim a crown. But if deeds are wanted, I am as helpless as the ant. Urged by desire, I wandered In the streets of good and evil. I gained nothing except feeding the fire of desire. As long as in me remains the breath of life, Help me, for thou alone canst hear my prayer. Watch vigilantly the state of thine own mind. Love of God begins in harmlessness. Know that the prophet built an
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