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The forecastell of my shyp
Shall glyde, and smothely slyp
Out of the wawes wod
Of the stormy flod;
Shote anker, and lye at rode,
And sayle not farre abrode,
Tyll the cost be clere,
And the lode starre appere:
My shyp nowe wyll I stere
Towarde the porte salu
Of our Sauyour Jesu,
Suche grace that he vs sende,
To rectyfye and amende
Thynges that are amys,
Whan that his pleasure is.
Shall glyde, and smothely slyp
Out of the wawes wod
Of the stormy flod;
Shote anker, and lye at rode,
And sayle not farre abrode,
Tyll the cost be clere,
And the lode starre appere:
My shyp nowe wyll I stere
Towarde the porte salu
Of our Sauyour Jesu,
Suche grace that he vs sende,
To rectyfye and amende
Thynges that are amys,
Whan that his pleasure is.
Amen!
In opere imperfecto,
In opere semper perfecto,
Et in opere plusquam perfecto!
In opere semper perfecto,
Et in opere plusquam perfecto!
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