Speaking with God from the Depths of the Heart
(translated by Thomas J. Samuelian) Heavenly monarch, exalted king, Lord of all, hope of all, creator of the visible, establisher of the invisible, cause of being, shaper of the future, giver of light, impulse of dawn that prepares the morrow, who makes the evening appear and conjures the night, ingenious artisan, applied wisdom, blessed pardoner who liquidates sin, banishes pain, and neutralizes bitterness, preserver of tranquility, who induces slumber, arranges sleep, grants rest, who sustains our breathing, maintains our senses, dissipates our phantoms, moderates our imaginings, displaces our terrors, transformation of sadness, suppression of anxiety, dispeller of doubts, calmer of turmoil, who strikes fear in the heart of the wicked, and cuts down demons, wards off disease and drowns scandal, protect me with your hand that shaped the heavens....