Who Has Anything But What You Have Given
O Lord my God, most merciful,
most secret, most present,
most constant, yet changing all things,
never new and never old,
ever in action, yet ever quiet,
creating, upholding, and perfecting all,
who has anything but what you have given?
Or what can anyone say when they speak about you?
Yet, have mercy on us, O Lord,
that we may speak to you, and praise your Name.
most secret, most present,
most constant, yet changing all things,
never new and never old,
ever in action, yet ever quiet,
creating, upholding, and perfecting all,
who has anything but what you have given?
Or what can anyone say when they speak about you?
Yet, have mercy on us, O Lord,
that we may speak to you, and praise your Name.
Jeremy Taylor (1613-67)