BID me to live, and I will live br    Thy Protestant to be; br Or bid me love, and I will give br    A loving heart to thee. br br A heart as soft, a heart as kind, br    A heart as sound and free br As in the whole world thou canst find, br    That heart I'll give to thee. br br Bid that heart stay, and it will stay br    To honour thy decree: br Or bid it languish quite away, br    And 't shall do so for thee. br br Bid me to weep, and I will weep br    While I have eyes to see: br And, having none, yet will I keep br    A heart to weep for thee. br br Bid me despair, and I'll despair br    Under that cypress-tree: br Or bid me die, and I will dare br    E'en death to die for thee. br br Thou art my life, my love my heart, br    The very eyes of me: br And hast command of every part br    To live and die for thee.