O Thou, who knowest whence we came, and can br Endow a moment with the mood of Man, br When my wan moment like a dream is gone, br Destroy or take me then where I began. br If it be in that moment I have err'd br A thousand times, remember I'm a word br Which Thou hast spoken, and its echoes have br All from Thine own intensity occurr'd. br I am no other than what Thou hast made, br Apprenticed to Thy purpose, like a trade, br I know not why; and if I care or no, br 'Tis to Thy purpose, too, how I am paid.