For thou art as faithful as strong;
Repose myself all the day long,
My spirit and faculties fail;
Oh! finish what love has begun!
Destroy what is sinful and frail,
And dwell in the soul thou hast won!
Dear theme of my wonder and praise,
I cry, who is worthy as thou?
I can only be silent and gaze!
'Tis all that is left to me now.
- Madame Guyon (1647-1717)
